spinning wheel

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noun
  1. 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

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

Words Nearby spinning wheel

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How to use spinning wheel in a sentence

  • She carried it to the top of the house and perched it on the ridge of the roof before a spinning wheel.

    Mighty Mikko | Parker Fillmore
  • When he came near home he saw the spinning wheel still on the roof and the figure still seated before it.

    Mighty Mikko | Parker Fillmore
  • One of the daughters invented the small ten-stringed harp, and the other the spinning wheel.

    The Science of Fairy Tales | Edwin Sidney Hartland
  • She was very kind to these poor children, and worked hard at her spinning-wheel and at her knitting to support herself and them.

    The Blue Jar Story Book | Maria Edgeworth
  • When she thought that the children knew how to manage by themselves she left them and returned to her spinning-wheel.

    The Blue Jar Story Book | Maria Edgeworth

British Dictionary definitions for spinning wheel

spinning wheel

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

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