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Fother :: Fother (v. t.) To stop (a leak in a ship at sea) by drawing under its bottom a thrummed sail, so that the pressure of the water may force it into the crack..

Feverfew :: Feverfew (n.) A perennial plant (Pyrethrum, / Chrysanthemum, Parthenium) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves and white blossoms; -- so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities..

Thrum :: Thrum (n.) One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these..

Thrumming :: Thrumming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thru.

Pin-eyed :: Pin-eyed (a.) Having the stigma visible at the throad of a gamopetalous corolla, while the stamens are concealed in the tube; -- said of dimorphous flowers. The opposite of thrum-eyed..

Thrum :: Thrum (v. i.) To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum.

Thrum :: Thrum (n.) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.

Thrum :: Thrum (v. t.) Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table..

Thrum :: Thrum (n.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.

Pellitory :: Pellitory (n.) A composite plant (Anacyclus Pyrethrum) of the Mediterranean region, having finely divided leaves and whitish flowers. The root is the officinal pellitory, and is used as an irritant and sialogogue. Called also bertram, and pellitory of Spain..

Thrumwort :: Thrumwort (n.) A kind of amaranth (Amarantus caudatus).

Thrum :: Thrum (v. t.) To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.

Thrummy :: Thrummy (a.) Like thrums; made of, furnished with, or characterized by, thrums..

Plethrum :: Plethrum (n.) A long measure of 100 Greek, or 101 English, feet; also, a square measure of 10,000 Greek feet..

Thrum :: Thrum (n.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.

Thumb :: Thumb (v. i.) To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum.

Pyrethrin :: Pyrethrin (n.) A substance resembling, and isomeric with, ordinary camphor, and extracted from the essential oil of feverfew; -- called also Pyrethrum camphor..

Thrum :: Thrum (v. i.) Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table..

Thrum :: Thrum (v. t.) To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface..

Bertram :: Bertram (n.) Pellitory of Spain (Anacyclus pyrethrum).

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