ring spinning

American  

noun

1. a process of spinning in which the yarn is twisted and drawn while passing through a small metal device traveling rapidly around a ring in the operation of winding the yarn onto a bobbin.

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Etymology

Origin of ring spinning

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

The ring spinning differs from mule spinning in having the carriage replaced by a ring, from which the machine takes its name.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

This idea has been carried out in four different ways, and as this seems to be an entirely new departure in ring spinning, we give the illustrations of their construction in detail.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 344, August 5, 1882 by Various

Each in fancy saw himself decked out in a magnificent diamond pin and ring, spinning along Harlem lane behind a particularly fast pair in a stylish rig.

From Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude by Bidwell, Austin

At the recent semi-annual meeting of the New England Cotton Manufacturers' Association, held at the Institute of Technology, Boston, the following paper on the Harris system of revolving ring spinning was read by Col.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 by Various

This machine is a modification of the ring spinning frame previously described and therefore does not call for detailed treatment at our hands.

From The Story of the Cotton Plant by Wilkinson, Frederick