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throwster
[ throh-ster ]
noun
- a person who throws silk or synthetic filaments.
throwster
/ ˈθrəʊstə /
noun
- a person who twists silk or other fibres into yarn
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Word History and Origins
Origin of throwster1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of throwster1
C15 throwestre, from throw + -ster
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Example Sentences
It is handled here first by the “throwster,” who winds it from the skein and makes various kinds of thread for different purposes.
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It is handled here first by the throwster who winds it from the skein and makes different varieties of thread.
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At the mill the raw silk goes to the "throwster" who twists the silk threads ready for the loom.
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Where the throwster is accountable for loss, the price is from 10 fr.
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The throwster's shop-theatre was, in his eyes, a sort of conventicle.
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