Is a Throstle a Thrush?

The dialect names throstle and mavis both mean thrush, being related to the German drossel and French mauvis respectively. Throstle dates back to at least the fourteenth century and was used by Chaucer in the Parliament of Fowls.

What is meaning of throstle?

throstle. / (ˈθrɒsəl) / noun. a poetic name for the thrush, esp the song thrush. a spinning machine for wool or cotton in which the fibres are twisted and wound continuously.

What is the definition for capering?

intransitive verb. : to leap or prance about in a playful manner lambs capering in the meadow.