Definition of Spinneng
Spin"ning (?), a. & n. from
Spin.
Spinning gland (Zoöl.), one of
the glands which form the material for spinning the silk of silkworms
and other larvæ. -- 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 (Zoöl.), 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.
Spin"ning (?), a. & n. from
Spin.
Spinning gland (Zoöl.), one of
the glands which form the material for spinning the silk of silkworms
and other larvæ. -- 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 (Zoöl.), 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- present participle amd gerund of the verb to spin
- the process of converting fibres into yarn or thread
- rapidly rotating on an axis; whirling
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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