Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun throstle

2 senses of throstle

Sense 1
throstle -- (a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously)
       => spinning machine -- (a textile machine for spinning yarn and thread)

Sense 2
song thrush, mavis, throstle, Turdus philomelos -- (common Old World thrush noted for its song)
       => thrush -- (songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast)