thrum 
ment in :in idle, listless. monotonous, or un 
skilful m:inner; -Iniin. 
Sophy, love, take your truit:tr, and thnnn in witli the 
liny u little. Uotdnnith, \'l<:r, xvll. 
2. To drum or lap idly on something with the 
fingers. 
I'll mil Htatnl :>ll day thrumming, 
Hut quickly shoot my l>lt. 
Mi.i.ilriun, \V MI llcwarc Women, 111. 3. 
I sit, my empty Klaxa reversed. 
And il'i-ii niniin'i on the table. 
Tennytnn, Will Waterproof. 
II. trims. 1. To pluy idly or unskilfully on 
(some stringed instrument) with the (ingers; 
sound by fingering in a listless or monotonous 
mumicr.' 2. To drum or tap idly on. 
H'or Int.', when bees to change their chimes began, 
Mmi diil I s. -i! Minn thrum the fryliiK-pan ! 
ShengtonK, Colemlra, st. 7. 
To thrum over, to tell over in a monotonous manner, 
thrum- (thrum), n. [< thrum'*, r.] A monot- 
onous sound, as from the careless or unskilful 
fingering of u guitar or harp. 
As I ilrcw near I heard the tinkle of a triangle and the 
thrum of a harp accompanying a weird chant. 
The. Century, XXXVII. 253. 
thriun 3 t, [ME., also tliroiu, *thrym, < AS. 
tliri/mm, power, glory.] 1. A troop. 2. A 
heap. 
thrumblet (thrum'bl), v. [< ME. thrumblen, 
Ilironi/fii, tlinniifii-li n, stumble.] I. intrans. To 
stumble. 
He thromlfde (var. thrumbled] at the threshefold. 
1'ien Plowman (C), vil. 408. 
II. trans. To press close or violently ; crowd. 
Wicked and lend f olke, who gather, thrmnble, and heapc 
up together all sorts of gaine. 
Holland, tr. of Plutarch, p. 213. 
thrum-cap (thrum'kap), n. Same as thruml, G. 
thrum-eyed (thrum'id), a. In hort., having an- 
thers exsertcd from the throat like thrums, as 
the flowers of some polyanthuses: contrasted 
with pin-eyed (which see). 
thrummy (thrum'i), a. [< thrum 1 + -i.J 
('(insisting of, furnished with, or resembling 
thrums; rough; shaggy: as, a thrummy cap. 
thrumwort (thrum'wert), n. [< thrum 1 + 
trort 1 .] 1. The plant love-lies-bleeding, Ama- 
raatitx raudatus, from its thrum-liko flower- 
spike. 2. Same as star-fruit Great thrum- 
wort, the water-plantain, AKxma Plantayn. [Prov. Eng.) 
thrungt. Past participle of tkriny. 
thrush 1 (thrush), n. [< ME. thntshc, thruschr, 
thri/shc, < AS. tlirysce, thnjsscc, thrisce = OHG. 
drosca, drogrcn, a thrush: see further under 
flbravwj 1. A bird of the family Tiirdulx, and 
especially of the genus Tiirtlnn in a broad sense ; 
6317 
Song-thrush ( Tttrdtu musicns). 
specifically, the throstle, song-thrush, or mavis 
of Europe, Turdun muxicus. There are more than a 
hundred species, nearly all of which have book-names in 
which ttirirxh enters ns a qualified term, and the common 
species of lireat Britain and of the I'liifc-d States all have 
vernacular designations, in which thrwth does or does not 
enter. No thrushes in any sense arc common to the two 
countries named. In the former the dark-colored thrush .> 
are called HoalMMl "'id iiz<'l\ Several true thrushes are 
figured under Win -khinl, 1, lirlil.inn-, lirnnil thnith, mintlr- 
thruih. nuzel, rutinl, 2, verry, and uroodthrtuh. 
2. Some bird not of the thrush family, mistaken 
for a thrush or compared to u thrush: with n 
qualifying enithi-t . taM are shrike*: others are star- 
lings, warblers, etc. See the phrases following, among 
which few of the names of other than true thrushes :u-e in 
other than historicid use. African thrush, an African 
starling, Ainifllrm (formerly Tiinliis or Stiirnu*) morin, 
mostly hlack and orange chestnut, from lit to 11 inches 
long. Alice's thrush, the tfmy-elieeke.l thrush : iiainr.l 
Red-winged Thrush (TurJus t/iarnn. 
by Ilaird In 1868 after MlM Alice Kennlcott of Illinois. 
Ant thrush, see nnt-ihrwh. - Ash-rumped thrush, 
Lalaije trrat, a rampophagine bird of the Malay countries, 
etc., a great stumbling-block of the early ornithologists. 
Auduhon'8 thrush, a variety of the hermit-thrush. 
Babbling thrush. See Ixibbler, 2, Timeliid/r, Brachy- 
podinee, aixl lAntrifhiiur. Black-and-scarlet thrush, 
Fericrocntug tpecioxug, a campophaginc bird of gloasy- 
hlack and flaming-red colors, 8 Inches long, Inhahltlni; In- 
dia and China. Black-cheeked thrush, I'hiltpMa jala, 
of Madagascar. Black-crowned thrush, an Australian 
thickhead, I'afhycephala mitturalis. Latham. Black- 
faced thrush, a timeline bird of China and Burma, Dryo- 
naKtrn chineiiris. iMtham, 1783. Brown Indian thrush, 
CraterofUK canorwi. Edtcardt. Brown thrush, the 
thrasher, Harpnrhynrhut rufv*. See cut under thratherv. 
Chinese thrush, Trochaloptfntm canorvm. Latham, 
1788. Dominican thrush, .symio sturnina, an Asiatic 
starling of wide range. Latham, 1783. Sec Sturnia. 
Doubtful thrush. See Sevn/rn. Dwarf thrush. See 
dtror/. Fly-catching thrush, (a) Any member of the 
genus Myiadttteii; a solitaire. (6) See Scisnira. Fox-COl- 
ored thrush, the common thrasher of the I'nited States. 
Cateaby, 1731. Frivolous tlirush, probably Pomatarhi- 
mis temporalis, of Australia. Latham, 1801. Fruit- 
thrush, a hulhul. Glided thrush, a West African glossy 
starling, Latnprocclitu purpureu* (or aurattu). Latham. 
1783. Gingi thrush, Acnditthercfi ginyianus, a sturnom 
bird of northern and central India; a mi no, very near A. 
tristii. See Acridntherts. Glossy thrush, one of the 
glossy starlings of Africa, Lamurvttirnia (Urawjcs) cauda* 
tut. See cut under Urauyes. Golden-crowned thrush. 
See mien-bird, l. Gray-cheeked thrush, TiirdwtalvMr. 
a common thrush of Sorth America, very near the olive- 
hack, but lacking the tawny suffusion of the sides of the 
head. Gray thrush, Crattrupu* gristta, of southern In- 
dia. Latham. Ground thrush. See ground-thnuh. 
Guttural thrush, Paehjtcephala mittitrali*. See (Awn- 
der-bird. Harmonic thrush, Criluridncia hannmica, 
of Australia, j Inches long, of a gray, brown, and white 
coloration, originally described as Turdus harmnnicux. 
Hermit thrush. See hennit-thnuh. Long-billed 
thrush. See Tatare (with cut). Long-legged thrush. 
See long legged. Madagascar thrush, a stnrnoid blnl, 
Hartlatdriiw madayaecarirnsu, confined to .Madagascar. 
Ln(/iam, 1783. Malabar thrush, /Wioiwar(u8ually Pat- 
tor or Tancmtchns) malabaricus, a starling of the Indian 
|na in. MI la. Migratory thrush, the American robin. 
See roMni, 2 (with cut). New York thrush. Seetra/T- 
thmsh, and cut under Seiurwt. Norman thrush, the mls- 
tlethrush (which see, with cut). Olive-backed thrush. 
Same as Mixbaek. Orange-bellied thrush, Sprcopul- 
cher, one of the glossy starlings, near that one figured 
in the second cut under HarKniji (which see). Orajlge- 
breasted thrush, an Australian thickhead, Fachyrfjilta- 
la rufivcntri*. Lewin. Pacific thrush, Lalaijr. vactjica, 
of the Irlendly, Fiji, and Navigators Islands. Pigeon- 
thrush. Same as mtigsttr-thriuih. Punctated thrush, 
Cinctosoma punttatum.ot Australia. Latham, 1801. Red- 
tailed thrush, Cvwntpha cfijTro, also called Cafrarian toar- 
birr, of southern Africa. Eed- winged thrush. See 
redwing, 1, and cat above. - Restless thrush. See Sti- 
fura. Rock thrush. See rnclc-thntth. Rose-colored 
thrush. Same as rose-Ktarlitvj (which see, under tta.r- 
ling'). RnfOUS-Wlnged thrush, Cenxitrwhat podobe, of 
Africa. Latham, vast. Russet-backed thrush, Tunhix 
ustulatuxiit Nut tall, a variety of the olive-backed thrush, 
or scarcely specifically different, of Oregon. Shining 
thrush, LaiHjmtctiliug gplcndifiuit, a West African glossy 
starling. Short- winged thrush, flphrnura brachyptera. 
of Australia. Latham, 1H01. see cut under Sphenura. 
Shrike -thrush. See shritez. 2. Songster-thrush, Ca- 
lornig panayensis, a stuntoid bird of the Philipplnea. 
Song thrush, the throstle or mavis. Sec on^-/ArwxA, 
and cut alwve. Sordid thrush, Artamiu tordidut, a 
swallow-shrike of Australia. Latham, 1 KOI. Spectacle- 
thrush, llarrvlax or Drvmuittu pertpifUlatug, of sou them 
China and Siant. Latham, 1783.- Swainson's thrush, 
the oliveback, usually called Tiirdiutumntoni. Tawny 
thrush. See fawny. Thick-billed thrush. See fur- 
naffra. Varied thrush, the Oregon robin, Hrxperncichla 
njrvia. This is of about the same size and somewhat the 
system of coloration of the common American robin, but 
thrust 
the under parts are innMly orange-brown Instead of c-ln *- 
nut, with a heav) lihiek |w , toial hand; then- |H:III '.lant-e. 
brown |H.stoi-iilar stii|. ami the wings are mueli mrie- 
yated witli thi^ eolnr. Tbe liird is roiniiHtii alotiir the 
I'aeiile roust region from Alaska I" M-Aieo, anil str.igglers 
have In en observed In other parts of the I niti-d States, 
even on the Atlantic coast. Tile nest Is built In hushes, 
of twigs, grasses, mosses, and lichens ; the eggs are pale 
, li Line speckled with dark-brown, and 1.10x0.80 
ineh in sin-.- Variegated thrush, a Brazilian cactus- 
wren, Cainjiylnrhynchut varifgatug. I^atham. Volatile 
thrush See Srimra. -Water thrush. Seeifater-ttrmt, 
and cut under .^iinu.-Whidah thrush, PMUaofH 
levtngattrr, * stuniid l.nd of Africa. White-eared 
thrulh, the white-eiireil honey -eater of Australia, Itilo- 
Ht Uventa. Whlte-rumped thrush, Hurm l/icUor. See 
second cut under utarlin^. Wilson's thrush, the vecry 
(which see, with cut). Wood thrush. See trood-thnuh 
(with cut). - Yellow-bellied thrush, the regent-bird. 
formerly Turdv* mrlinwi, also called antden-crtnenfd 
hnney*atrr by Latham In 1822. See cut under regent bird. 
iMlham, 1801.- Yellow-breasted thrush, an Austra- 
lian thickhead, KtiiaaUria atutralit. Levin. YellOW- 
crowned thrush. See Trachycomu*. 
thrush'-' ( thrush), . [= Dan. troske = 8w. dial. 
trnxl,; Sw. torsk, tliruHii on the tongue ; perhaps 
connected with Dan. tflr= Sw. torr= Icel. Umrr 
= AS. thyrre = Q. diirr, dry, and with Dan. /.//.. 
= Sw. torkti = Icel. tliurka, drought, and BO with 
1). thirxt: seo thirst.] 1. A diseased condition 
of the frog of the horse's foot, characterized by 
a fetid discharge : it is generally ascribed to the 
irritation of wet and filth. 2. Parasitic stoma- 
titis, caused by the thrush-fungus. Also called 
ii/ilitlue, sprew, ftprne. 
At last, which at last came very speedily, they had re- 
duced him to a total dissolution, by a diabetes and a 
I In' a -I:. Waipnle, Letters, II. 20. 
Black thrush, aphthous stomatitis with black sordes. 
thrush :t t (thrush), H. Seo thurse and hobthrunli. 
thrush-babbler (thrush'bab'ler), . Any bab- 
bling thrush : same as babbler, 2. 
The feeble-winged thrvuh-babblert were wrangling over 
worms. P. Kotnnwn, Under the Sun, p. 78. 
thrush-blackbird (thrush'blak'berd), n. The 
rusty grackle, Scolecophaf/ttn fcrriigiiwiix. This 
bird Is not obviously different from some thrushes In form. 
. 
and in Its varying plumages was repeatedly described as 
different species of the 
rusty. 
genus Tnriln*. See cut under 
. 
thrushel (thrush'l), n. [Seef/iro,</c(/).] Same 
as throstle. [Prov. Eng.] 
thmsher (thrush 'er), n. [Appar. a var. of 
thrushel, with accom. term. -er. Hence prob., 
as another var., thrasher?, q. v.] Same as 
thrush' 1 ; specifically, the song-thrush, Turdiix 
niusiciis. See cut under thrush 1 . 
thrush-fungus (thrush'fung'gus), . The fun- 
gus Sarcharonii/een albieans, which produces the 
disease in man known as thrush. 
thrushilt, An obsolete form of thruxhel. 
thrush-lichen (thrush'li'ken), n. A lichen, the 
Peltigeru aphthotta, which grows on moist al pine 
rocks. The Swedes boil it in milk as a cure for 
thrush (whence the name). 
thrush-nightingale (thrush'ni'tin-gal), w. See 
inghtinyuU'l, 1. 
thrush-paste (thmsh'past), . An astringent 
for curing thrush in the feet of horses. It is 
composed of calamin, verdigris, white vitriol, 
alum, and tar. 
thrush-tit (thrush'tit),n. A book-name of those 
turdoid oscine birds of the Himalayan region, 
Thrush tit (C*r* 
( 'hina, and Java which belong to a genus named 
( 'whoa by Hodgson in 1836 (changed to Proso- 
rinia by him in 1844, and renamed Xauthnyenys 
byOabanisin 1850). These birds are neither thrashes 
nor tits, and are scattered widely through the ornithi*- 
logical system hy various taxonomists. The 3 species 
are very beautiful. C. mriilu and C. purpurea (each 11 
inches long) Inhabit partsof the Himalayas and China; C. 
nmrea (9 Inches) inhabits Java. Their coloration Is in- 
dicated with some accuracy In their respective specific 
names. 
thrust 1 (thrust), P.; pret. and pp. thrust, ppr. 
thrusting. [< ME. thruitten, but usually threaten, 
thristen, < Icel. thrijstii. thrust, press, force, com- 
pel ; ult. connected! with threat, q. v.~[ L trans. 
