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thrush

1 [thruhsh]

–noun

1.	any of numerous, medium-sized songbirds of the family Turdinae, usually dull brown and often speckled below, and including many outstanding singers.

2.	any of various superficially similar birds, as the water thrushes.

3.	Slang. a female professional singer, esp. of popular songs.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME thrusche, OE thrȳsce; c. OHG drōsca

Related forms:

thrushlike, adjective

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thrush

2 [thruhsh]

–noun

1.	Pathology. a disease, esp. in children, characterized by whitish spots and ulcers on the membranes of the mouth, fauces, etc., caused by a parasitic fungus, Candida albicans.

2.	Veterinary Pathology. (in horses) a diseased condition of the frog of the foot.

Origin:
1655–65; akin to Dan tröske, Sw torsk

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thrush¹ (thrŭsh)

Any of numerous migratory songbirds of the family Turdidae, usually having brownish upper plumage and a spotted breast and noted for a clear melodious song.
Any of various similar or related birds, as a water thrush or thrasher.
Slang A woman who sings popular songs.

[Middle English thrushe, from Old English thrysce.]

thrush² (thrŭsh)

A contagious disease caused by a fungus, Candida albicans, that occurs most often in infants and children, characterized by small whitish eruptions on the mouth, throat, and tongue, and usually accompanied by fever, colic, and diarrhea.
An infection of the frog of a horse's foot, characterized by a foul-smelling discharge and often resulting from unhygienic stall conditions.

[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]

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Thrush

Thrush\, n. [OE. [thorn]rusche, AS. [thorn]rysce; akin to OHG. drosca, droscea, droscela, and E. throstle. Cf. Throstle.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds belonging to Turdus and allied genera. They are noted for the sweetness of their songs.

Note: Among the best-known European species are the song thrush or throstle (Turdus musicus), the missel thrush (see under Missel), the European redwing, and the blackbird. The most important American species are the wood thrush (Turdus mustelinus), Wilson's thrush (T. fuscescens), the hermit thrush (see under Hermit), Swainson's thrush (T. Alici[ae]), and the migratory thrush, or American robin (see Robin).

2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds more or less resembling the true thrushes in appearance or habits; as the thunderbird and the American brown thrush (or thrasher). See Brown thrush.

Ant thrush. See Ant thrush, Breve, and Pitta.

Babbling thrush, any one of numerous species of Asiatic timaline birds; -- called also babbler.

Fruit thrush, any species of bulbul.

Shrike thrush. See under Shrike.

Stone thrush, the missel thrush; -- said to be so called from its marbled breast.

Thrush nightingale. See Nightingale, 2.

Thrush tit, any one of several species of Asiatic singing birds of the genus Cochoa. They are beautifully colored birds allied to the tits, but resembling thrushes in size and habits.

Water thrush. (a) The European dipper. (b) An American warbler (Seiurus Noveboracensis).

Thrush

Thrush\, n. [Akin to Dan. tr["o]ske, Sw. trosk; cf. Dan. t["o]r dry, Sw. torr, Icel. [thorn]urr, AS. [thorn]yrr, OE. thrust thrist, E. thrist.]

1. (Med.) An affection of the mouth, fauces, etc., common in newly born children, characterized by minute ulcers called aphth[ae]. See Aphth[ae].

2. (Far.) An inflammatory and suppurative affection of the feet in certain animals. In the horse it is in the frog.

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thrush (1)

type of songbird, O.E. þyrsce (related to throstle), from P.Gmc. *thruskjon (cf. O.N. þröstr, Norw. trost, O.H.G. drosca), from PIE *trozdo- (cf. L. turdus, Lith. strazdas "thrush," M.Ir. truid, Welsh drudwy "starling," O.C.S. drozgu, Rus. drozdu).

thrush (2)

throat disease, 1665, probably from a Scand. source (cf. Norw., Dan. trøske, Swed. torsk), but its roots and original meaning are unclear.

Main Entry: thrush
Pronunciation: 'thr&sh
Function: noun
1 : a disease that is caused by a fungus of the genus Candida (C.albicans), occurs especially in infants and children, and is marked by white patches in the oral cavity; broadly :

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2 : a suppurative disorder of the feet in various animals (as the horse)

thrush (thrŭsh)
n.
A contagious disease caused by a fungus, Candida albicans, that occurs most often in infants and children, characterized by small whitish eruptions on the mouth, throat, and tongue, and usually accompanied by fever, colic, and diarrhea.

thrush (thrŭsh) Pronunciation Key

An infectious disease, caused by the fungus Candida albicans, characterized by small whitish eruptions on the mouth, throat, and tongue, and sometimes accompanied by fever, colic, and diarrhea. Thrush is most often seen in infants, children, and people with impaired immune systems.
A degenerative condition of a horse's foot, usually caused by unhygienic management.

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