Shak.
Thraste (thräst), v. t. [imp. Thraste; p. p. Thrast.] To thrust. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Thrave (thrv), n. [OE. þrave, þreve, Icel. þrefi; akin to Dan. trave;
cf. Icel. þrfa to grasp.] 1. Twenty-four (in some places, twelve)
sheaves of wheat; a shock, or stook. [Prov. Eng.]
2. The number of two dozen; also, an indefinite number; a bunch; a
company; a throng. "The worst of a thrave." [Obs.] Landsdowne MS.
He sends forth thraves of ballads to the sale.
Bp. Hall.
Thraw (thr), n. & v. See Throse. [Scot.] Burns.
Thread (thrd), n. [OE. threed, þred, AS. þrd; akin to D. draad, G.
draht wire, thread, OHG. drt, Icel. þrðr a thread, Sw. tråd, Dan.
traad, and AS. þrwan to twist. See Throw, and cf. Third.] 1. A very
small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance,
drawn out to considerable length; a compound cord consisting of two or
more single yarns doubled, or joined together, and twisted.
2. A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark;
also, a line of gold or silver.
3. The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the rib. See
Screw, n., 1.
4. Fig.: Something continued in a long course or tenor; a,s the thread
of life, or of a discourse. Bp. Burnet.