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ˈpot-eye Spinning. [pot n.1] (See quot.)
1864W. S. B. Maclaren Spinning Gloss., Pot-eye, a little cup with a slit in it, set in a spinning frame for the thread to run down, and to avoid friction. 1884Ibid. (ed. 2) 177 On a throstle frame the yarn is first passed through and rubbed against the ‘pot-eye’ of the wire-board, and then tightly wound round a hard bobbin. |