the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [noun] > spinning > other processes involved in (3)
knocking-off1883
(a) = knock-off, n. 2; also (in full knocking-off time), the time laid down for the end of a spell of work. (b) Spinning. Automatic stopping of the…
picking1884
Spinning. The moving of the bobbin up and down the spindle, to ensure that it becomes uniformly filled. rare.