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单词 spinning mule
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spinning mule


noun

mule1 (def. 8).

Origin of spinning mule

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby spinning mule

spinney, spinning, spinning box, spinning frame, spinning jenny, spinning mule, spinning reel, spinning rod, spinning top, spinning wheel, spino-
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Example sentences from the Web for spinning mule

  • In 1779 Samuel Crompton invented a still better machine, the spinning-mule.

    The Great Events by Famous Historians, v. 13|Various
  • In 1779 Samuel Crompton, another Lancashire inventor, produced an improved spinning machine called the spinning-mule.

    Great Inventions and Discoveries|Willis Duff Piercy
  • The spinning-mule, invented by Samuel Crompton, carried the mechanism of the cotton-factory many steps in advance.

    Knowledge is Power:|Charles Knight

British Dictionary definitions for spinning mule

spinning mule

noun

textiles See mule 1 (def. 3)
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