On her head thrummy cap she had. --Chalkhill. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
thrummy — mē, mi adjective Etymology: thrum (I) + y 1. : made of or with thrums a thrummy cap 2. : having a shaggy or downy surface thrummy flowers … Useful english dictionary
thrummy — /thrum ee/, adj., thrummier, thrummiest. of or abounding in thrums; shaggy or tufted. [1590 1600; THRUM2 + Y1] * * * … Universalium
thrummy — thrum·my … English syllables
thrummy cap — North Country (Newcastle) Words a sprite...in the fairy tales of N d...a queer looking, little, auld man … English dialects glossary
Hobbit (word) — The invention of the word hobbit is traditionally ascribed to J. R. R. Tolkien. When The Hobbit was first published, however, there was some debate over the actual origins of the word. This debate would continue for some time. Generally Hobbit is … Wikipedia
Denham Tracts — The Denham Tracts constitute a publication of a series of pamphlets and jottings on folklore, fifty four in all, collected between 1846 and 1859 by Michael Denham, a Yorkshire tradesman. Most of the original tracts were published with fifty… … Wikipedia
Hobbit — 1937, coined in the fantasy tales of J.R.R. Tolkien (1892 1973). On a blank leaf I scrawled: In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. I did not and do not know why. [Tolkien, letter to W.H. Auden, dated 1955] The word also turns up in a very … Etymology dictionary
thrum — 1. v. & n. v. (thrummed, thrumming) 1 tr. play (a stringed instrument) monotonously or unskilfully. 2 intr. (often foll. by on) drum idly. n. 1 such playing. 2 the resulting sound. Etymology: imit. 2. n. & v. n. 1 the unwoven end of a warp thread … Useful english dictionary
