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| has gloss | eng: The throstle frame was a spinning machine for cotton, wool, and other fibers, differing from a mule in having a continuous action, the processes of drawing, twisting, and winding being carried on simultaneously. It "derived its name from the singing or humming which it occasioned," throstle being a dialect name for the song thrush. |
| lexicalization | eng: Throstle frame |
| instance of | e/English inventions |
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