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• Thrum's Hawaiian Annual — (fully Thrum s Hawaiian Annual and Standard Guide ) is a statistical compendium of Hawaiiana ranging from Hawaiian mythology to Hawaiian language to sites of interest in Hawaii, published by Star Bulletin Printing Co.. The original research was… …   Wikipedia

• Thrum Hall — was a rugby league stadium on Hanson Lane in Halifax, West Yorkshire. It was the home of Halifax RLFC. tadiumThe site, measuring 55,000 square yards and included a cricket pitch and bowling greens. The ground has long since been covered by urban… …   Wikipedia

• Thrum — Thrum, n. [OE. thrum, throm; akin to OD. drom, D. dreum, G. trumm, lump, end, fragment, OHG. drum end, Icel. ?r[ o]mr edge, brim, and L. terminus a limit, term. Cf. {Term}.] [Written also {thrumb}.] 1. One of the ends of weaver s threads; hence,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Thrum cap — Thrum Thrum, n. [OE. thrum, throm; akin to OD. drom, D. dreum, G. trumm, lump, end, fragment, OHG. drum end, Icel. ?r[ o]mr edge, brim, and L. terminus a limit, term. Cf. {Term}.] [Written also {thrumb}.] 1. One of the ends of weaver s threads;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Thrum hat — Thrum Thrum, n. [OE. thrum, throm; akin to OD. drom, D. dreum, G. trumm, lump, end, fragment, OHG. drum end, Icel. ?r[ o]mr edge, brim, and L. terminus a limit, term. Cf. {Term}.] [Written also {thrumb}.] 1. One of the ends of weaver s threads;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Thrum — Thrum, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thrummed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thrumming}.] 1. To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe. [1913 Webster] Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw? Quarles. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To insert short pieces of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• thrum — thrum1 [thrum] n. [ME < OE (in comp.), ligament, akin to Ger trumm < IE base * ter , to pass over, cross > TRANS , TERM2] 1. a) the row of warp thread ends left on a loom when the web is cut off b) any of these ends …   English World dictionary

• Thrum — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Thrum — Thrum, v. t. 1. To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• thrum — [θrʌm] v past tense and past participle thrummed present participle thrumming [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: From the sound] to make a low sound like the sound of an engine ▪ The engine thrummed into life. >thrum[i] n [singular] ▪ the thrum of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Thrum-eyed — a. (Bot.) 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. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English