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■ noun a small or medium-sized songbird, typically with a brown back and spotted breast. [ Turdus and other genera: many species.]
Origin
OE thrysce , of Gmc origin; related to throstle .
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■ noun
1》 infection of the mouth and throat by a yeast-like fungus (Genus Candida ), causing whitish patches.
↘infection of the genitals with the same fungus.
2》 a chronic condition affecting the frog of a horse's foot, causing the accumulation of a dark, foul-smelling substance.
Origin
C17: origin uncertain; sense 2 perh. from dialect frush , perh. from OFr. fourchette 'frog of a horse's hoof'.