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Meanings of throwster in English

A person who twists silk or rayon filaments into a thread or yarn.

        Usage of throwster in English
        1
        Silk is to be delivered on bobbins from throwster.
        Theory of Silk Weaving / A Treatise on the Construction and Appl...
        2
        At the mill the raw silk goes to the "throwster" who twists the silk threads ready for the loom.
        Textiles and Clothing
        3
        But the good cocoons that yield a strong, thick, compact filament, are appropriated by the silk-throwsters.
        Jacques Bonneval; Or, The Days of the Dragonnades
        Throwster through the time