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Spindle
ˈspɪndl
Spindle definitions
noun
spindle
spindles
- a slender rounded rod with tapered ends used in hand spinning to twist and wind thread from a mass of wool or flax held on a distaff
- a pin or rod used on a spinning wheel to twist and wind the thread
- a pin bearing the bobbin of a spinning machine
- a measure of length for yarn, equal to 15,120 yards (13,826 metres) for cotton or 14,400 yards (13,167 metres) for linen
- a turned piece of wood used as a banister or chair leg
- a pointed metal rod on a base, used for filing paper items
- a rod or pin serving as an axis that revolves or on which something revolves
- the vertical rod at the centre of a record turntable which keeps the record in place during play
- a slender mass of microtubules formed when a cell divides. At metaphase the chromosomes become attached to it by their centromeres before being pulled towards its ends
- a Eurasian shrub or small tree with slender toothed leaves and pink capsules containing bright orange seeds. Its hard timber was formerly used for making spindles