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(), n.[OE. thrum, throm; akin to OD. drom, D. dreum, G. trumm, lump, end, fragment, OHG. drum end, Icel. rmr edge, brim, and L. terminus a limit, term. Cf. Term.] [Written also thrumb.] 1. One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these. 2. Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope. 3. (Bot.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen. 4. (Mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam. 5. (Naut.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn. Thrum cap, a knitted cap. Halliwell. Thrum hat, a hat made of coarse woolen cloth. Minsheu. Thrum v. t.[imp. & p. p.Thrummed (); p. pr. & vb. n.Thrumming.] 1. To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe. Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw? Quarles. 2. (Naut.) 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. Totten. Thrum v. i.[CF. Icel. ruma to rattle, to thunder, and E. drum.] 1. To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum. 2. Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table. Thrum v. t. 1. To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner. 2. Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table. スポンサード リンク
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