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   Thrum , n. [OE. thrum, throm; akin to OD. drom, D. dreum, G. trumm, lump, end, fragment, OHG. drum end, Icel. þrömr edge, brim, and L. terminus a limit, term. Cf. Term.] [Written also thrumb.]
   One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these.
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   Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.
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   (Bot.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
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   (Mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.
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   (Naut.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
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   Thrum cap, a knitted cap. Halliwell. -- Thrum hat, a hat made of coarse woolen cloth. Minsheu.
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   Thrum, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrummed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Thrumming.]
   To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
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   Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw?
   Quarles.
   
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   (Naut.) 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.
   
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   Thrum, v. i. [CF. Icel. ruma to rattle, to thunder, and E. drum.]
   To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum.
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   Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table.
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   Thrum, v. t.
   To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner.
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   Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table.
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