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cap spinning
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noun
a spinning process in which woolen yarn is twisted and wound onto a revolving bobbin located within a stationary cap, much used in the Bradford spinning process.
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Origin of cap spinning
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby cap spinning
capsicum, capsid, capsize, cap sleeve, capsomere, cap spinning, capstan, capstan bar, capstan lathe, capstan table, capstone
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