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throwster

[ throh-ster ]

noun

  1. a person who throws silk or synthetic filaments.


throwster

/ ˈθrəʊstə /

noun

  1. a person who twists silk or other fibres into yarn
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of throwster1

First recorded in 1425–75, throwster is from the late Middle English word throwestre. See throw, -ster
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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.

It is handled here first by the throwster who winds it from the skein and makes different varieties of thread.

At the mill the raw silk goes to the "throwster" who twists the silk threads ready for the loom.

Where the throwster is accountable for loss, the price is from 10 fr.

The throwster's shop-theatre was, in his eyes, a sort of conventicle.

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