neuromuscular spindle

In executions, that drug is pancuronium bromide, a type of curariform, or neuromuscular-blocking agent.

Along the way, a succession of other rapacious characters flock to the Spindle Gallery.

At the center of the action—and the guessing game of who inspired each character—is über-dealer Art Spindle (Danny Huston).

No sooner had she picked up the spindle, than she pricked her hand with it, and fell swooning.