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Noun Concept
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spindle  drop spindle
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A stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning WordNet 3.0
English:
textiles
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A stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A spindle is a straight spike, usually made from wood, used for spinning, twisting fibers such as wool, flax, hemp, cotton into yarn. Wikipedia
A straight spike to spin fibers into yarn Wikipedia Disambiguation
A rod used for spinning and then winding natural fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread. Wiktionary
Rod in spinning and winding thread. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
stick
HAS PART
spindle whorl
PART OF
spinning frame
spinning wheel
HAS KIND
bobbin
USE
hand spinning
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Wikipedia
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spindle (textiles)
Wikidata
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Wiktionary
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spindle
Wikipedia Redirections
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drop spindle

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