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A Middle English form of through2. thrum1 (thrum), n. and a. [Early mod. E. also thrumb, thrum me; If the colour holde in yarne and thrum me , it will holde much better in cloth. Hakluyt's Voyages , I. 432. You are not a man; you are not the thrum of one. Scrape you all up, and we shouldn't get lint enough to put on Chilion's foot. S. Judd , Margaret, i. 17. throwing-clay (thrō'ing-klā), n. Any clay which is plastic enough to be thrown or worked Hence-2. Any loose thread, or a ma or tuft on the potters' wheel. At the potteries in Staff ords hire they call four different sorts of clay throwing clays , because they are of a closer texture, and will work on the wheel. Kennett , MS. Lansd. 1033, f. 414. ( Hall i well .) throwing-engine (thrō'ing-en"jin), n. A potters' wheel. Compare throw1 , v . t . , 2. throwing-house (thrō'ing-hous), n. In ceram., a house or shed where potters' wheels or throwing-tables are set up for use. See potter1 and throwing- table .