thrush1
n.
a small or medium-sized songbird, typically with a brown back and spotted breast.
[
Turdus and other genera: many species.]
Etymology
OE thrysce, of Gmc origin; rel. to throstle.
thrush2
n.
- infection of the mouth and throat by a yeast-like fungus (Genus Candida), causing whitish patches.
▸infection of the genitals with the same fungus.
- a chronic condition affecting the frog of a horse's foot, causing the accumulation of a dark, foul-smelling substance.
Etymology
C17: origin uncertain; sense 2 perh. from dial. frush, perh. from OFr. fourchette ‘frog of a horse's hoof’.
