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buck-thrissle, buck-thristle, burr-thistle, burr-thrissle, burr-thristle, soo-thrissle, sou-thristle, swine-thrissle, swine-thristle, swine-thrussle, thrissel, thrissle, thristle, thrustle, tissle, tistle, trisle,
thristle [θrɪsl, θrʌsl, NN.b. θɪrsl, θʌsl, I.Sh. tɪsl]
n. A thistle.
Compounds and phrases etc.
bog-thristle: S. MN. The marsh thistle Cirsium palustre.
U. buck-thristle: The spear thistle Cirsium vulgare.
burr-thristle U. buck-thristle: The spear thistle Cirsium vulgare, Scotland's thistle.
horse-thristle: The cotton thistle Onopordum acanthium or spear thistle Cirsium vulgare.
moss-thristle: The marsh thistle Cirsium palustre.
Queen Ann thristle: S. The musk thistle Carduus nutans.
sou-thristle [suː-], swine-thristle: The sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus.
ill-thriven, ill-thrivven, ill-triven, ill-trivven, misthriven, thraivin, thrave, thravin, threave, threen, threeve, threhv, threhve, threhvin, threuve, threvin, thri$en, thrien, thrive, thriven, thrivin, thrivit, throu$, throwe, thruive, thruv, thruve, thryve, trave, trive, triven, trivven, unthriven, wanthriven, wantrivven, weel-thrien, weel-thriven, weil-thriven,
thrive [θraɪv, I.Sh. traɪv]
n. Prosperity. A thriving state, a boom.
v. To thrive.
pt. thruive [θøːv, C. θeːv, N. θriːv]
pp. thriven [θrɪvn] contracted thri'en [θrɛin]
Compounds and phrases etc.
aff the thrive: An a poor or state, unprospering, in a declining condition.
ill-thriven: Badly-nourished, lean, scraggy.
misthrive: To fail to prosper, to be unfruitful.
misthriven: Not prosperous, in straits, unfruitful, undernourished.
on the thrive: In a prosperous state, prospering, in a flourishing condition.
thrivin: Thriving, prosperous.
wanthriven: Stunted, in a state of decline, weakly.
weel thriven/thri'en: Well grown.
thoat, thro$t, throat, throt, troat, trot,
throat [θrot, I.Sh. trot]
n. The throat. A narrow stretch on a river. A ravine or gorge etc.
handsell-throne, handsel-throne, hansell-throne, hansel-throne, throne,
throne [θron]
n. A throne.
Compounds and phrases etc.
handsel-throne: A throne newly inherited.
thristle, throssel, throssil, throssle, throstle, thrushtle,
throstle [θrosl, θrʌsl]
n. A thrush, usually the song thrush Turdus philomelos.
ootthro, ootthrou, oot-throu, ootthrough, oot-through, ootthrow, ootthrowe, oot-thru, out-thro, outthrou, outthrough, th$oo, thoo, threh, threwe, thro, thro$, throch, throchin, throchit, throcht, throly, throo, throu, throu-aw, throuby, throu-by, throuch, throue, throughby, through-by, throuin, throulie, throuly, throuoot, throuw, throw, throwe, throwelie, throwlie, thru, thru$-a, tro, troo, trou, trow, trowch, trowe, tru, upthrou, up-throu, upthrough, up-through, upthrow, upthrowe,
throu [θruː, S. θrʌu, I.Sh. tru, trʌu]
prep. Through. From one side or end to the other of. Further into, in the interior of, in another part or end of. across, over the surface of. On the other side of a wall, next door, in an adjacent room or house.
adv. Towards the inner part of a house, room, etc. In towards the fire. At or near one's end, done for. Used to express the extent or direction of a journey: across country, all the way, from starting point to destination. On one's way, having completed one's journey, arrived.
v. To complete, carry through a piece of business. To negotiate a matter, bring to fruition.
pt. pp. throu
throuly
adv. Thoroughly, completely.
Compounds and phrases etc.
no throu: Unfinished.
ootthrou: Completely, absolutely, altogether, throughout, through and through.
throu-aw: A state of muddle or confusion.
throu-by: In the next room.
throuin: arch. The action of throu.
upthrou adv. In the upper part of the country, in or from the uplands. In the Highlands. Inland from the sea, upwards, so as to pass up and through to the other side. adj. Upland, dwelling up country, coming from inland.
threuch, throch, throoch, throuch, thruch, thruck, thruff, thrugh,
throuch [θrux, θrʌx, S. θrʌuxʍ]
n. A flat gravestone.
throom, throum, thrum, thrummie, thrummie, thrummy, thrummy, thrums,
thrum [θrʌm, I.Sh. trʌm]
n. A thread, A tangled or ravelled mass of anything. A purring sound, a cat's purr.
pl. thrums The end of a warp-thread in a loom, any thread end in a fabric, a frayed thread end, a fragment of waste thread or cotton yarn, any odds and ends.
v. To twine or weave roughly ends of yarn. To work with thrums. To handle excessively, fumble about with, to rummage about in search of. Of a cat: to purr.
thrummy
adj. Frayed, thready.
Compounds and phrases etc.
singin or spinnin (gray) thrums: To purr as a cat.
thrummie: A weaver.
dud, thud, thuddie, thuddy, tud,
thud [θʌd, I.Sh. tʌd]
n. A dull heavy sound, a thump. A blast of wind, sudden squall, a gust.
v. To beat, strike, thump, to drive with blows. Of the wind or rain etc.: to come in noisy blasts or gusts, to bluster.
thump, thumpit,
thump [ˈθʌmp, I.Sh. tʌmp]
n. A thump. A large piece or portion.
v. To thump, To beat the ground with the feet.
pt. pp. thumpit
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