Thrum
Thrum (thrum) , noun
[Old English thrum, throm; akin to OD. drom, Dutch dreum, German trumm, lump, end, fragment, Old High German drum end, Icelandic þromr edge, brim, and Latin terminus a limit, term. Compare Term.]
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.
(Botany) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
4.
(Mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.
5.
(Nautical) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
Collocations (2)
Thrum cap , a knitted cap. — Halliwell
Thrum hat , a hat made of coarse woolen cloth. — Minsheu
Thrum , transitive verb
1.
To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw?
2.
(Nautical) 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 , intransitive verb
[CF. Icelandic {not transcribed}ruma to rattle, to thunder, and English 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 , transitive verb
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.