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Parsnip :: Parsnip (n.) The aromatic and edible spindle-shaped root of the cultivated form of the Pastinaca sativa, a biennial umbelliferous plant which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the plant itself..

Tailpin :: Tailpin (n.) The center in the spindle of a turning lathe.

Acorn :: Acorn (n.) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head..

Spindled :: Spindle (n.) Any marine gastropod of the genus Fusus.

Mandrel :: Mandrel (n.) The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a pulley.

Whorl :: Whorl (n. & v.) The fly of a spindle.

Turn :: Turn (v. t.) To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wholly, or repeatedly; to make to change position so as to present other sides in given directions; to make to face otherwise; as, to turn a wheel or a spindle; to turn the body or the head..

Spindleshanks :: Spindle-shanked (a.) Having long, slender legs..

Cockhead :: Cockhead (n.) The rounded or pointed top of a grinding mill spindle, forming a pivot on which the stone is balanced..

Spindle-shaped :: Spindle-shaped (a.) Having the shape of a spindle.

Live :: Live (a.) Imparting power; having motion; as, the live spindle of a lathe..

Amphiaster :: Amphiaster (n.) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell-division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rodlike fibers diverging from each aster, and called the spindle..

Axletree :: Axletree (n.) A spindle or axle of a wheel.

Verge :: Verge (n.) The spindle of a watch balance, especially one with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement. See under Escapement..

Damsel :: Damsel (n.) An attachment to a millstone spindle for shaking the hopper.

Flyer :: Flyer (n.) The pair of arms attached to the spindle of a spinning frame, over which the thread passes to the bobbin; -- so called from their swift revolution. See Fly, n., 11..

Spindle :: Spindle (n.) A long and slender stalk resembling a spindle.

Trendle :: Trendle (v. i.) A wheel, spindle, or the like; a trundle..

Tailstock :: Tailstock (n.) The sliding block or support, in a lathe, which carries the dead spindle, or adjustable center. The headstock supports the live spindle..

Puppet :: Puppet (n.) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.

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