📖 Definitions of "Throwster"
noun
- 1
One who twists or spins silk to prepare it for weaving.
- 2
A gambler; one who throws dice in gambling.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Throwster"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| twisternoun | (colloquial) A tornado. |
| spinstrynoun | (obsolete) The business of one who spins; spinning (of yarn) |
| spinsternoun | (sometimes derogatory) A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions. |
| windsternoun | (historical) A person who winds wool, silk, thread, etc. |
| throstlenoun | (dialectal or archaic) A song thrush. |
| spinstressnoun | A woman who spins. |
| throwenoun | Obsolete spelling of throw. [The act of throwing something.] |
| spinnernoun | A device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol. |
| spinnerettenoun | Alternative form of spinneret. [The organ a spider uses to spin its web.] |
| spullernoun | (obsolete, UK, dialect) One employed to inspect yarn, to see that it is well spun, and fit for the loom. |
| tacklernoun | (sports) A player who tackles another. |
| bunchernoun | A person who bunches. |
| speedernoun | One who speeds: one who exceeds the maximum legal speed limit. |
| ring spinnernoun | (textiles) A machine for spinning, in which the twist, given to the yarn by a revolving bobbin, is regulated by the drag of a small metal loop which slides around a ring encircling the bobbin, instead of by a throstle. |
| twillernoun | One who twills. |
| whipstitchnoun | A stitch that passes diagonally over an edge. |
| distaffnoun | Anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only. |
| haspnoun | A clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door. |
| spinning framenoun | a machine that draws and twists fibres and then winds it onto spools or spindles |
| spinneretnoun | The organ a spider uses to spin its web. |
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