Definition of thrum

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

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Struma :: Strum (v. t. & i.) To play on an instrument of music, or as on an instrument, in an unskillful or noisy way; to thrum; as, to strum a piano..
Thrum :: Thrum (n.) One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these..
Thrum :: Thrum (n.) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.
Thrum :: Thrum (v. i.) Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table..
Thrum :: Thrum (v. t.) To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
Thrum :: Thrum (n.) Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.
Thrumming :: Thrumming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thru.
Loosestrife :: Loosestrife (n.) Any species of the genus Lythrum, having purple, or, in some species, crimson flowers..
Thrumwort :: Thrumwort (n.) A kind of amaranth (Amarantus caudatus).
Podarthrum :: Podarthrum (n.) The foot joint; in birds, the joint between the metatarsus and the toes..
Thrum :: Thrum (v. i.) To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum.
Thrum :: Thrum (n.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
Pyrethrine :: Pyrethrine (n.) An alkaloid extracted from the root of the pellitory of Spain (Anacyclus pyrethrum).
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. t.) To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner..
Thrum-eyed :: Thrum-eyed (a.) Having the anthers raised above the stigma, and visible at the throat of the corolla, as in long-stamened primroses; -- the reverse of pin-eyed..
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..
Thrummy :: Thrummy (a.) Like thrums; made of, furnished with, or characterized by, thrums..
Thrummed :: Thrummed (imp. & p. p.) of Thru.
Pyrethrin :: Pyrethrin (n.) A substance resembling, and isomeric with, ordinary camphor, and extracted from the essential oil of feverfew; -- called also Pyrethrum camphor..
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