SPINDLE


Meaning of SPINDLE in English

(~s)

1.

A ~ is a rod in a machine, around which another part of the machine turns.

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2.

A ~ is a pointed rod which you use when you are spinning wool by hand. You twist the wool with the ~ to make it into a thread.

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