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thrush
CIDE DICTIONARY
thrush, n. [OE. , AS. ; akin to OHG. drosca, droscea, droscela, and E. throstle. Cf. Throstle.].
- Any one of numerous species of singing birds belonging to
Turdus and allied genera. They are noted for the sweetness of their songs. [1913 Webster]" Among the best-known European species are the song thrush or throstle (Turdus musicus ), the missel thrush (see underMissel ), the European redwing, and the blackbird. The most important American species are the wood thrush (Turdus mustelinus ), Wilson's thrush (Turdus fuscescens ), the hermit thrush (see underHermit ), Swainson's thrush (Turdus Aliciæ ), and the migratory thrush, or American robin (seeRobin )." [1913 Webster] - Any one of numerous species of singing birds more or less resembling the true thrushes in appearance or habits; as the thunderbird and the American brown thrush (or thrasher). See Brown thrush. [1913 Webster]
thrush, n. [Akin to Dan. tröske, Sw. trosk; cf. Dan. tör dry, Sw. torr, Icel. , AS. , OE. thrust thrist, E. thrist.].
- An affection of the mouth, fauces, etc., common in newly born children, characterized by minute ulcers called aphthæ. See Aphthæ. [1913 Webster]
- An inflammatory and suppurative affection of the feet in certain animals. In the horse it is in the frog. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
thrush, n. any small or medium-sized songbird of the family Turdidae, esp. a song thrush or mistle thrush (see MISTLE THRUSH, song thrush).
thrush, n.
1 a a disease, esp. of children, marked by whitish fungous vesicles in the mouth and throat. b a similar disease of the vagina.
2 inflammation affecting the frog of a horse's foot.
1 a a disease, esp. of children, marked by whitish fungous vesicles in the mouth and throat. b a similar disease of the vagina.
2 inflammation affecting the frog of a horse's foot.
Etymology
17th c.: orig. unkn.
THESAURUS
thrush
African lethargy, Asiatic cholera, Chagres fever, German measles, Haverhill fever, Philomel, acute articular rheumatism, ague, alkali disease, amebiasis, amebic dysentery, anthrax, bacillary dysentery, bastard measles, black death, black fever, blackwater fever, breakbone fever, brucellosis, bubonic plague, bulbul, cachectic fever, canary, cerebral rheumatism, chicken pox, cholera, cowpox, cuckoo, dandy fever, deer fly fever, dengue, dengue fever, diphtheria, dumdum fever, dysentery, elephantiasis, encephalitis lethargica, enteric fever, erysipelas, famine fever, feathered songster, five-day fever, flu, frambesia, glandular fever, grippe, hansenosis, hepatitis, herpes, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, histoplasmosis, hookworm, hydrophobia, infantile paralysis, infectious mononucleosis, inflammatory rheumatism, influenza, jail fever, jungle rot, kala azar, kissing disease, lark, lepra, leprosy, leptospirosis, loa loa, loaiasis, lockjaw, madness, malaria, malarial fever, marsh fever, mavis, measles, meningitis, milzbrand, mockingbird, mumps, nightingale, oriole, ornithosis, osteomyelitis, paratyphoid fever, parotitis, parrot fever, pertussis, pneumonia, polio, poliomyelitis, polyarthritis rheumatism, ponos, psittacosis, rabbit fever, rabies, rat-bite fever, relapsing fever, rheumatic fever, rickettsialpox, ringdove, ringworm, rubella, rubeola, scarlatina, scarlet fever, schistosomiasis, septic sore throat, shingles, singing bird, sleeping sickness, sleepy sickness, smallpox, snail fever, song sparrow, songbird, songster, splenic fever, spotted fever, strep throat, swamp fever, tetanus, tinea, trench fever, trench mouth, tuberculosis, tularemia, typhoid, typhoid fever, typhus, typhus fever, undulant fever, vaccinia, varicella, variola, venereal disease, viral dysentery, warbler, whooping cough, yaws, yellow fever, yellow jack, zona, zosterROGET THESAURUS
thrush
Musician
N musician, artiste, performer, player, minstrel, bard, accompanist, accordionist, instrumentalist, organist, pianist, violinist, flautist, harper, fiddler, fifer, trumpeter, piper, drummer, catgut scraper, band, orchestral waits, vocalist, melodist, singer, warbler, songster, chaunter, chauntress, songstress, cantatrice, choir, quire, chorister, chorus, chorus singer, liedertafel, nightingale, philomel, thrush, siren, bulbul, mavis, Pierides, sacred nine, Orpheus, Apollo, the Muses Erato, Euterpe, Terpsichore, tuneful nine, tuneful quire, composer, performance, execution, touch, expression, solmization, playing, musical, adagio, andante.For further exploring for "thrush" in Webster Dictionary Online
