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Definition of thrush noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

thrush

noun
 
/θrʌʃ/
 
/θrʌʃ/
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  1. [countable] a bird with a brown back and brown spots on its chest
    • a song thrush
    Topics Birdsc2
  2. [uncountable] a disease that affects the mouth and throat
  3. [uncountable] (British English)
    (North American English yeast infection)
    a disease that affects the vagina
    4. Word Originsense 1 Old English thrysce, of Germanic origin.senses 2 to 3 mid 17th cent.: origin uncertain; possibly related to Swedish torsk and Danish troske.
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