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An instrument to thrash with; a flail.
Alt. of Thresher
of Thresh
a. & n. from Thrash, v.
Of or pertaining to Thraso; like, or becoming to, Thraso; bragging; boastful; vainglorious.
of Thraste
of Thraste
To thrust.
Twenty-four (in some places, twelve) sheaves of wheat; a shock, or stook.
The number of two dozen; also, an indefinite number; a bunch; a company; a throng.
See Throse.
A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns doubled, or joined together, and twisted.
A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark; also, a line of gold or silver.
The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the rib. See Screw, n., 1.
Fig.: Something continued in a long course or tenor; a,s the thread of life, or of a discourse.
Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness.
To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a needle.
To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect or make, as one's way, through or between obstacles; to thrid.
To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as, to thread a screw or nut.
Having the form of a thread; filiform.