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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