Thrum /(thrŭm)/

1. One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft, short threads or tufts resembling these.
2. Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.
3. A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen. (Bot.)
4. A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam. (Mining)
5. A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn. (Naut.)

imp. & p. p. Thrummed; p. pr. & vb. n. Thrumming

1. To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.

   Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw?

2. To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making a rough or tufted surface. (Naut.)

1. To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument with the fingers; to strum.
2. Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum on a table.

1. To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous manner.
2. Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to thrum the table.