thrum

¹thrum

noun \ˈthrəm\

Definition of THRUM

1

a (1) : a fringe of warp threads left on the loom after the cloth has been removed (2) : one of these warp threads b : a tuft or short piece of rope yarn used in thrumming canvas —usually used in plural c : bit, particle

2

: a hair, fiber, or threadlike leaf on a plant; also : a tuft or fringe of such structures

— thrum adjective

Origin of THRUM

Middle English, from Old English -thrum (in tungethrum ligament of the tongue); akin to Old High German drum fragment

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with THRUM

bum, chum, come, crumb, cum, drum, dumb, from, glum, gum, hum, lum, mum, numb, plum, plumb, rum, scrum, scum, slum, some, strum, sum, them, thumb