thurm
[ thurm ]
/ θɜrm /
verb (used with object)
to carve (a piece of wood, as a post or table leg) across the grain so as to produce an effect of turning.
Origin of thurm
First recorded in 1895–1900; perhaps metathetic variant of
thrum2
Words nearby thurm
thuringia,
thuringian,
thuringian forest,
thurl,
thurlow,
thurm,
thurmond,
thurrock,
thurs.,
thursday,
thursday island
Example sentences from the Web for thurm
Dahl compares it with the Russian tyurma, a prison, and the German Thurm.
Russian Fairy Tales |W. R. S. Ralston