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spindle
noun
1
a a rod with a notched or tapered end that is designed for twisting the thread in hand-spinning;
b a similar device in a spinning wheel;
c any of several similar devices in a spinning machine which twist the thread and wind it onto the bobbins.
2 a pin or axis which turns, or around which something else turns a new spindle for the record player .
3 a piece of wood that has been turned, especially one that is used as an upright member, eg in a banister or as a chair or table leg, etc.
4 biol a spindle-shaped structure of protein filaments that is formed during cell division and which serves to draw the newly divided chromosomes apart.
5 in compounds spindle-legged .
[Anglo-Saxon spinel , from spinnan to spin]
noun
1
a a rod with a notched or tapered end that is designed for twisting the thread in hand-spinning;
b a similar device in a spinning wheel;
c any of several similar devices in a spinning machine which twist the thread and wind it onto the bobbins.
2 a pin or axis which turns, or around which something else turns a new spindle for the record player .
3 a piece of wood that has been turned, especially one that is used as an upright member, eg in a banister or as a chair or table leg, etc.
4 biol a spindle-shaped structure of protein filaments that is formed during cell division and which serves to draw the newly divided chromosomes apart.
5 in compounds spindle-legged .
[Anglo-Saxon spinel , from spinnan to spin]
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