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Spindle   /spˈɪndəl/   Listen
Spindle

noun
1.
(biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle.
2.
A piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc..
3.
Any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts.  Synonyms: arbor, mandrel, mandril.
4.
A stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning.
5.
Any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object.  Synonym: spike.



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"Spindle" Quotes from Famous Books



... all the village people to see Iya made foolish with anger. "Such spindle legs cannot stand to fight by daylight!" shouted the brave ones who were terror-struck the night before ...
— Old Indian Legends • Zitkala-Sa
... her miniature abode whenever an opportunity for so doing occurred. The care of this cottage occupied all her days, and formed the delight and glory of her life. It was a little larger than a good-sized doll's house, and furnished with spindle-legged chairs and tables that had been polished to the ...
— Fenton's Quest • M. E. Braddon
... him owre his trash, As feckless as a wither'd rash, [feeble, rush] His spindle shank a guid whip-lash, His nieve a nit: [fist, nut] Thro' bloody flood or field to dash, O ...
— Robert Burns - How To Know Him • William Allan Neilson
... textbook on the science and art of wood-turning. Contains 25 full-page plates of working drawings covering spindle, face-plate, and chuck turning. It is a clear, practical and suggestive book on wood-turning, and a valuable textbook for students' ...
— Bird Houses Boys Can Build • Albert F. Siepert
... green, soft and velvety, like moss; and the furniture, of a light cream-colored wood, was in dainty shapes, with delicate spindle-legged tables and chairs. The dressing-table was furnished with ivory-backed brushes and mirrors, and there was a charming little work-table with sewing materials ...
— Patty Fairfield • Carolyn Wells


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