throughfaret (throfar)

[See thoroughfare.] A thoroughfare; an unobstructed pa age. The Hyrcanian deserts and the vasty wilds Of wide Arabia are as throughfares now. Shak., M. of V., ii. 7. 42. through-gang (thrö'gang), n. A thoroughfare. [Scotch.] through-ganging (thrö'gang ing), a. Same as through-going. [Scotch.] Ye're a gentleman, sir, and should ken a horse's points: ye see that through ganging thing that Balmawhapple's on; I selled her till him. Scott, Waverley, xxxix. IMG:content-0352.png:[blocks in formation] "Therfore," quod she, "I prae yow feithfully That ye will do the pleasure that ye may Onto my sone, and tec he hym throughely IMG:content-0353.png:[blocks in formation] = Sw. dreja = Dan. dreje = Goth. * thraian (not recorded), turn. Hence ult. thread.] I. trans. 1. To turn; twist; specifically, to form into threads by twisting two or more filaments to- gether, or by twisting two or more singles to- gether in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves: as, to throw silk: some- times applied in a wide sense to the whole se- ries of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver. IMG:content-0354.png:[blocks in formation] The art of spinning and throwing silk had been intro- duced [into England in 1455) by a company of silk women, of what country is not known. A. Barlow , Weaving, p. 18. 2. To shape on a potters' wheel. The ma of clay revolves under the hands of the potter, who gives it the desired form. See thrown ware , under thrown. 3t. To fashion by turning on a lathe; turn.- 4. To cast; heave; pitch; to ; fling: literally destroy. or figuratively: as, to throw a stone at a bird. Sothely the boot in the mydil see was throwen with waiwis, for so the the wynd was contrarie. Wyclif , Mat. xiv. 24. Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of it. Shak., Macbeth, v. 3. 47. This day was the sayd Anthonie Gelber sowed in a Chauina filled with stones, and throwen into the sea. Hakluyt's Voyages, II. 110. Scurrility! That is he that throweth scandals - Soweth and throweth scandals, as 'twere dirt, Even in the face of holine and devotion. Randolph, Muses' Looking Gla , iv. 5. The contempt he throws upon them in another pa age is yet more remarkable. Steele, Tatler, No. 135. 5. To cast with sudden force or violence; im- pel violently; hurl; dash: as, the shock threw the wall down. What tempest, I trow, threw this whale... ashore at Windsor? Shak ., M. W. of W., ii. 1. 65. Each sudden pa ion throws me where it lists, And overwhelms all that oppose my will. Must one rash word, the infirmity of age, Throw down the merit of my better years? (c) To interpolate: as, he threw in a word now and then. (d) To add without reckoning, or as if to complete or effect a bargain or sale: as, I will throw in this book if you buy the lot. To throw into shape, to give form or arrange- ment to. It would be well to throw his notes and materials into some shape . English Gilds (E. E. T. S.), Int., p. xii. To throw into the bargain. Same as to throw in (d). -To throw light on, to make clear or intelligible. 6. To fling; floor; give a fall to, as in wrestject. ling; unhorse, as in justing. Charles in a moment threw him, and broke three of his Shak., As you Like it, i. 2. 135. which it is made. throughout (thrö-out'), adv . and prep. through1 + out . Cf. thorough out .] I. adv . Ev- erywhere; in every part; in all respects. There is not that thing in the world of more grave and urgent importance throughout the whole life of man, then is discipline. Milton , Church-Government, i. 1. Meer . The thing is for recovery of drowned land. Eng . Thorough out England. B. Jonson, Devil is an A , ii. 1. The conflict lasted throughout the night, with carnage on both sides. Irving , Granada, p. 60. throughoutlyt (thrö-out'li), adv . [ throughoutly , throughtly ; throughout + -ly2.] Throughout; completely. And so huge a stroke geuyng hym was tho, That quite clene the arme share off throughtly . Rom. of Partenay (E. E. T. S.), 1. 3075. If this first worke bee throughly and throughoutly dis- patched, as I hope it is, the great Remora is removed. N. Ward , Simple Cobler, p. 36. through-pacedt (thrö'pāst), a. Thorough- through-stitcht (thrö'stich), adv . [Also thor- ough-stitch.] To completion; to the very end. The taylers hell, who indeed are accounted the best bread men in the ship, and such as goe through stitch with what they take in hand. John Taylor , Works (1630). ( Nares .) through-stone (thrö'ston), n. [ through1 + stone. In arch ., a bonder or bond-stone; a stone placed acro the breadth of a wall, so that one end appears in each face of the wall, as distinguished from a stone of which the greatest length is placed in the direction of the course of the wall; a perpend. Also thor- ough-stone. Od, he is not stirring yet, mair than he were a through- Scott , Monastery, Int. Ep. throughtlyt, adv . Same as throughout . throupet, n. Same as thrope . throve (throv). Preterit of thrive . throw1 (thro), v .; pret. threw , pp. thrown , ppr. throwing. [Sc. also thraw ; threw , pp. throwen , thrawen ), thraw an (pret. threów , pp. thrāwen ), turn, twist, = D. draaijen MLG. dreien, dreigen, LG. draien, dreien, turn (in a lathe), = OHG. drāhan, drājan , MHG. dræjen, dræn, G. drehen If a nag is to throw me, I say, let him have some blood. George Eliot , Felix Holt, xx. 8. To cast; shed. There the snake throws her enamell'd skin. Shak ., M. N. D., ii. 1. 255. 9. To spread or put on carele ly or hurriedly: as, to throw a shawl over one's shoulders. throw her nightgown upon her. Shak., Macbeth, v. 1. 5. 10. To advance or place quickly, as by some rapid movement. 11. To bring forth; produce, as young; bear; cast: said especially of rabbits. When a pure race of white or black pigeons throws a slaty-blue bird we are quite unable to a ign any proximate cause. Darwin, IMG:content-0355.png:[blocks in formation] That great day of expense, in which a man is to throw his last cast for an eternity of joys or sorrows. Jer . Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), I. 533. 13. In card - playing , to lay upon the table; play, as a card.-14. To turn; direct; cast: as, to throw one's eyes to the ground. 15. To sell, as a race or game; allow another to win unnece arily or in accordance with previous agreement. - Throw up, in printing , a di- rection to enlarge the size of a line of displayed type. - Το throw acro , to construct acro : as, to throw a bridge acro a river. - To throw a levantt. See levant3. - To throw a sop to Cerberus. See sop . - To throw away. (a) To cast from one's hand; put suddenly out of one's hold or po e ion. (b) To part with without compensation; give or spend reckle ly; squander; lose by negligence or folly; waste. Dilatory fortune plays the jilt With the brave, noble, honest, gallant man, To throw herself away on fools and knaves. Otway, The Orphan, i. 1. She threw away her money upon roaring bullies, that went about the streets. Arbuthnot , Hist. John Bull. It is bare justice to Clive to say that, proud and over- bearing as he was, kindne was never thrown away upon him. Macaulay , Lord Clive. (b) To cause to project, or to become prominent; build out: as, to throw out a pier or landing-stage, or a wing of a building. (c) To emit: as, that lamp throws out a bright light. (d) To give utterance to; insinuate: as, to throw out a hint. I have thrown out words That would have fetch'd warm blood upon the cheeks Of guilty men, and he is never mov'd. IMG:content-0356.png:[blocks in formation] Thackeray , Fitz-Boodle's Confe ion. (d) To eject or discharge from the stomach; vomit. Judge of the cause by the substances the patient throws Arbuthnot. up. To throw up the sponge. See sponge. II. in trans. 1. To cast or fling: as, he throws well at base-ball, but catches badly.-2. Το cast dice. You might often see Men game in the Presence of Women, and throw at once for more than they were worth, to recommend themselves as Men of Spirit. 6316 8. An implement or a machine for giving to anything a rapid rotary motion, especially in the industrial arts, as a potters' wheel, a turners' lathe.-9. In math., a complexus of four elements of the same elementary figure, regard being had to their linear order, as four points on a line, four lines of a plane pencil, and the like. Two projective throws are said to be equal. Out of throw. Same as out of winding (which see, under winding ).