Spinning
Pronunciation : Spin"ning
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: from Spin. Spinning gland (Zo?l.), one of the glands which form the material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other larv?. -- Spinning house, formerly a common name for a house of correction in England, the women confined therein being employed in spinning. -- Spinning jenny (Mach.), an engine or machine for spinning wool or cotton, by means of a large number of spindles revolving simultaneously. -- Spinning mite (Zo?l.), the red spider. -- Spinning wheel, a machine for spinning yarn or thread, in which a wheel drives a single spindle, and is itself driven by the hand, or by the foot acting on a treadle.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913