spinning wheel

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noun

a device formerly used for spinning wool, flax, etc., into yarn or thread, consisting essentially of a single spindle driven by a large wheel operated by hand or foot.

Origin of spinning wheel

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

Words nearby spinning wheel

spinning jenny, spinning mule, spinning reel, spinning rod, spinning top, spinning wheel, spino-, spinobulbar, spinocerebellum, spinode, spin-off

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Example sentences from the Web for spinning wheel

Mistress Ramsay was seated at her spinning-wheel, anxiously brooding over the tales of the day.
Horse-Shoe Robinson|John Pendleton Kennedy
When you were younger I made you a present of a spinning-wheel; later I sent you finery.
True to His Home|Hezekiah Butterworth
So before he left the cave he vowed that his little wife should never touch a spinning-wheel, and he kept his word.
More English Fairy Tales|Various
But the room was quite dark, and there was no sound of the spinning-wheel.
The Princess and the Goblin|George MacDonald

There was no carpet on the floor—no table anywhere—nothing but the spinning-wheel and the chair beside it.
The Princess and the Goblin|George MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for spinning wheel

spinning wheel

noun

a wheel-like machine for spinning at home, having one hand- or foot-operated spindle

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单词	spinning wheel
释义	spinning wheel SEE SYNONYMS FOR spinning wheel ON THESAURUS.COM noun a device formerly used for spinning wool, flax, etc., into yarn or thread, consisting essentially of a single spindle driven by a large wheel operated by hand or foot. Origin of spinning wheel late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425 Words nearby spinning wheel spinning jenny, spinning mule, spinning reel, spinning rod, spinning top, spinning wheel, spino-, spinobulbar, spinocerebellum, spinode, spin-off Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spinning wheel Mistress Ramsay was seated at her spinning-wheel, anxiously brooding over the tales of the day. Horse-Shoe Robinson\|John Pendleton Kennedy When you were younger I made you a present of a spinning-wheel; later I sent you finery. True to His Home\|Hezekiah Butterworth So before he left the cave he vowed that his little wife should never touch a spinning-wheel, and he kept his word. More English Fairy Tales\|Various But the room was quite dark, and there was no sound of the spinning-wheel. The Princess and the Goblin\|George MacDonald There was no carpet on the floor—no table anywhere—nothing but the spinning-wheel and the chair beside it. The Princess and the Goblin\|George MacDonald British Dictionary definitions for spinning wheel spinning wheel noun a wheel-like machine for spinning at home, having one hand- or foot-operated spindle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to spinning wheel bobbin and fly frame, jenny, mule, spinning jenny, spinning reel
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spinning wheel

noun

Origin of spinning wheel

Words nearby spinning wheel

Example sentences from the Web for spinning wheel

British Dictionary definitions for spinning wheel

noun

Words related to spinning wheel