throat strap (throtstrap)

The upper strap of a halter, which pa es around the horse's neck. Also called jaw - strap. E. H. Knight. And thanne I kneled on my knes and kyste her wel sone, And thanked hure a you sand sythes with throbbant herte. Piers Plowman (A), xii. 48. throbbingly (throb'ing-li), adv. In a throbbing manner; with throbs or pulsations. throble (throb'les), a. [ Every tongue silent, every eye awed, every heart quaking; mine, in a particular manner, sunk throble . Richardson, Clari a Harlowe, VI. 67. ( Davies .) throdden (throd'n), v . i. [Said to be ult. thrōask , thrive.] To thrive; increase; grow. [Prov. Eng.] throel (thro), n. [Formerly also and more prop. throw; Sc. thraw; affliction, suffering (= OHG. draw a, drauwa, drouwa, droa ( draw- ), MHG. drowe, drouwe, dro, a threat, = Icel. thrā, n., a hard struggle, obstinacy, thrā, f., a throe, pang, longing), a - throwen ), afflict. Cf. throel, v.] 1. A violent pang; hence, pain; anguish; suffering; agony: particularly applied to the anguish of travail in childbirth or parturition. So were his throwes sharpe and wonder stronge. Chaucer, Troilus, v. 1201. He hadde vs euere in mynde, In al his harde throwe , And we ben so vnkynde, We nelyn hym nat yknowe. Holy Rood (E. E. T. S.), p. 150. IMG:content-0342.png:[blocks in formation] The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary IMG:content-0344.png:[blocks in formation] throe2t, n. throlyt, adv . [ME., also thraly , throliche ; thro1 + -ly .] Eagerly; earnestly; heartily; vehe- mently; impetuously; boldly. Hertily for that hap to-heuene-ward he loked, & throliche thonked god mani you sand sithes. IMG:content-0345.png:[blocks in formation] Thus Thouzt and I also throly we eoden Disputyng on Dowel day aftur other, And er we weoren war with Wit conne we meeten. Piers Plowman (A), ix. 107. thrombi, n. Plural of thrombus . thrombo-arteritis (throm-bō-är-te-rit is), n. [NL., ar- teritis .] Inflammation of an artery with throm- bos is. throning. [ME. thronen, troner; throne , n. Cf. enthrone, thronize.] I. trans . 1. To set on a throne; enthrone. The firste Feste of the Ydole is whan he is first put in to Mandeville , Travels, p. 232. hire Temple and throned . As on the finger of a throned queen The basest jewel will be well esteem'd. Shak., Sonnets, xcvi. thrombolymphangitis (throm-bộ-lim-fan-ji'- position; exalt. tis), n. [NL., θρόμβος , a clot of blood, + NL. lymphangitis .] Inflammation of a lym- IMG:content-0346.jpg:[blocks in formation] thronele (thron'les), a . [ Must she too bend, must she too share Thy late repentance, long despair, Thou thronele Homicide? IMG:content-0347.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0348.jpg:[blocks in formation] throng3t. Preterit of thring . throngful (thrông'fül), a . [ throng1 + -ful .] Filled by a throng; crowded; thronged. [Rare.] The throngful street grew foul with death. Whittier, The Female Martyr. -ly2.] throngly (thrông'li), adv . [ throng2 + -1 In crowds, multitudes, or great great quantities. Dr. H. More , Philosophic Cabbala, ii. §7. [Ob- solete or provincial.] thronizet (thrō'niz), v. t. [ enthronize .] To enthrone. thropet, n. [ME., thrōp , a village: see thorp .] A thorp; a village. Piers Plowman (A), ii. 47 thropple (throp'l), n. [Also thrapple ; prob. a reduction of throat - boll , throtebole , throtbolla , windpipe:: see throat - boll .] The throttle or windpipe. A thral thryzt in the throng unthryuandely clothed, Ne no festiual frok, but fyled with werkkez. The throng that follows Cæsar at the heels Will crowd a feeble man almost to death. Shak . , J. C., ii. 4. 34. Now had the Throng of People stopt the Way. Congreve, Iliad. Oriental Throne of marble, with gilded carvings, in the palace at Teheran, Persia. able richne , and seldom of great size, but usually raised on a dais of one or two steps, and covered with an orna- mental canopy. Ancient and Oriental thrones are de- scribed and represented as very elaborate, made in part of precious materials, or raised very high with different sub- structures, and supported on figures of beasts or men. Not to know me argues yourselves unknown, The lowest of your throng . Milton , P. L., iv. 831. O'er the green a festal throng Gambols in fantastic trim! Cunning ham , A Landscape, ii. 5. 3. A busy period, great pre of busine , or the time when busine is most active: as, the throng of the harvest; he called just in the throng. [Scotch.]=Syn. 1. Crowd , etc. See multitude , throng1 (thrông), v. [ throng1 , n.] I. in trans. To come (or go) in multitudes; pre eagerly in crowds; crowd. Menelay with his men meuyt in swithe, Thre thous a und full thro thrang into batell. The peasantry... thronging tranquilly along the green lanes to church. Irving , Sketch-Book, p. 88. II. trans. 1. To crowd or pre ; pre un- duly upon, as a crowd or multitude of people anxious to view something. This foolish prophesie, That, vnle e throngd to death, thou ne're shalt die; And therfore neither vnto church nor faire Nor any publicke meeting darst repaire. Times' Whistle (E. E. T. S.), p. 69. IMG:content-0349.png:[graphic] IMG:content-0350.png:[blocks in formation] throstle were orig. identical with those in (c), then the forms in ( f ) were orig. identical with those in (a) and (b), and the whole set are reduced to one primitive form, represented by (c) or, with initial s, ( d ), and a dim. of the same. This is one of few bird-names of wide native range in the Indo-Eur. languages. (g) Cf. OBulg. droz gũ, Ru . drozdů, a thrush. (h) Cf. F. trále, a throstle; from Teut.] 1. A thrush; especially, the song-thrush or mavis, Turdus music us. See thrasher2, and cut under thrush1. [British.] The throstel old, the frosty feldefare. Chaucer , Parliament of Fowls, 1. 364. I herde the jaye, and the throstelle , The mawys menyde of hir songe. 6314 throttle-damper (throt'l-dam"pér), n . An ad- just able damper. throttle-lever (throt'l-levèr), n. In steam-en- gines, the hand-lever by which the throttle- valve is worked: used chiefly in locomotive en- gines. See cut under pa enger - engine . throttler (throt'ler), n. [ throttle + -er1.] One who or that which throttles or chokes. throttle-valve (throt'l-valv), n. A valve in the steam-pipe of a boiler for controlling the flow of steam to any apparatus, more particu- larly such a valve placed in the eduction-pipe of a steam-engine. through1 (thrö), prep . and adv . [Also some- times thro , thro'; thrugh , thruch , thruc, Thomas of Er eldoune (Child's Ballads, I. 98). thruh (=OFries. thruch ), a transposed form of The throstle with his note so true, The wren with little quill. Shak., M. N. D., iii. 1. 130. In the gloam in o' the wood The thro il whu lit sweet. Mother well, Jeanie Morrison. 2. A machine for spinning wool, cotton, etc., from the rove, consisting of a set of drawing rollers with bobbins and fliers, and differing from the mule in having the twisting-apparatus stationary, and also in that it twists and winds simultaneously and continuously. Yarn from the throstle is smooth, and is used for sewing-thread and the warp of heavy goods, while yarn from the mule is soft and downy, and is used for the weft of heavy goods, and both warp and weft of light goods. Also called water - frame, because at first driven by water, and originating in the water-frame of Ark wright. See cut under water - frame. Also throstle -frame. Yarn, as delivered from the mule in woollen-spinning, or from the throstle in the case of worsteds, is in the condition known as singles. Encyc. Brit ., XXIV. 659. throstle-cock (throsʻl-kok), n. [Early mod. E. also thrustle- cock , thresel - cock ; throstel cok, throstelkok, throstylkock , thrustelcok , thres telcok , thyrstyllecok ; throstle + cock1 . Cf. thrice cock.] The male mistle thrush. [Prov. Eng.] The ousel and the throstle -cocke, Chief musick of our Maye. thurgh, thurh, etc., I'd make this ten mile forty mile about, Before I'd ride through any market-town. Middle ton ( and others ), The Widow, iii. 3. Oftentimes they vse for swords the horne of a Deere put through a peece of wood in forme of a Pickaxe. Capt. John Smith, Works, I. 132. that the nation had out The Court could not see Drayton , Shepherd's Garland. ( Nares .) grown its old institutions, Methinks I hear the thresel -cock, Methinks I hear the jaye. Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard (Child's Ballads, II. 18). throstle-frame (thros'l-frām), n . throstle , 2. Same as