Definition of spindle

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Spindle (n.) A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards; in linen yarn, 14,400 yards..

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Footstalk :: Footstalk (n.) The lower part of a millstone spindle. It rests in a step.
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..
Driver :: Driver (n.) A crossbar on a grinding mill spindle to drive the upper stone.
Spindling :: Spindleworm (n.) The larva of a noctuid mmoth (Achatodes zeae) which feeds inside the stalks of corn (maize), sometimes causing much damage. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of black dots across each segment..
Spindle-shaped :: Spindle-shaped (a.) Having the shape of a spindle.
Spindle-legged :: Spindle (v. i.) To shoot or grow into a long, slender stalk or body; to become disproportionately tall and slender..
Spindle :: Spindle (n.) A long and slender stalk resembling a spindle.
Quill :: Quill (n.) A spindle, or spool, as of reed or wood, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle..
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..
Carrot :: Carrot (n.) The esculent root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color..
Spindled :: Spindle (n.) Any marine gastropod of the genus Fusus.
Windle :: Windle (n.) A spindle; a kind of reel; a winch.
Spindle :: Spindle (n.) A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards; in linen yarn, 14,400 yards..
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..
Driver :: Driver (n.) An attachment to a lathe, spindle, or face plate to turn a carrier..
Pseudonavicula :: Pseudonavicula (n.) One of the minute spindle-shaped embryos of Gregarinae and some other Protozoa.
Spindleworm :: Spindletail (n.) The pintail duck.
Fusil :: Fusil (n.) A bearing of a rhomboidal figure; -- named from its shape, which resembles that of a spindle..
Capstan :: Capstan (n.) A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed in its socket..
Turn :: Turn (v. i.) To move round; to have a circular motion; to revolve entirely, repeatedly, or partially; to change position, so as to face differently; to whirl or wheel round; as, a wheel turns on its axis; a spindle turns on a pivot; a man turns on his heel..
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