About The Word Spinning
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Spinning
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What's The Definition Of Spinning?
[n] creating thread
[adj] rotating rapidly about an axis; "a spinning top"; "the whirling dance of the Dervish" Synonyms | Synonyms for Spinning: moving | whirling Related Terms | Find terms related to Spinning: See Also | creating from raw materials Spinning In Webster's Dictionary \Spin"ning\,
a. & n. from {Spin}.
{Spinning gland} (Zo["o]l.), one of the glands which form the
material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other
larv[ae].
{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["o]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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