mule spinning

American  

noun

1. a process of spinning that produces extremely fine yarn by drawing and twisting the roving, and winding the resultant yarn onto a bobbin or spindle in the form of a cop.

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Etymology

Origin of mule spinning

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

One inch of roving put up behind the rollers of a mule spinning medium numbers would probably be drawn out into 9 inches.

From The Story of the Cotton Plant by Wilkinson, Frederick

Spinning.—Two systems of spinning are in use at the present time, ring spinning and self-acting mule spinning.

From Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care by McGlauflin, Idabelle

It is claimed that this invention can do whatever can be done with the mule, and without the skilled labor which mule spinning demands.

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

Yarn is wound on bobbins on the ring or mule spinning frame.

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)

Crompton, however, laid the foundation of the present system of mule spinning by combining the essential features of the two machines and blending them into one.

From The Story of the Cotton Plant by Wilkinson, Frederick