throstle

Definition

A song thrush.

Etymology

From Middle English throstle, throstel, from Old English þrostle, from Proto-West Germanic *þrostlā, possibly altered from or a diminutive of *þurstaz, related to *þrastuz, from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos.

Example Sentences

• "The Throstell, with shrill Sharps; as purposely he song / T’awake the lustlesse Sunne; or chyding, that so long"
• "The throstle is by some believed to be the finest singing bird in Britain, on account of the sweetness, variety, and continuance of its melody."
• "O Lady! in this wan and heartless mood / To other thoughts by yonder throstle woo'd"