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

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ring spinning

Especially in countries outside England is this the case, for it is found that the method of ring spinning preponderates, and even in England the number of spindles devoted to continuous spinning is constantly increasing.

From The Story of the Cotton Plant by Frederick Wilkinson

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 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

The function of ring spinning is to draw out the rove and spin it into yarn on a continuous system.

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 William H. (William Henry) Dooley

There are two methods of spinning: ring spinning and mule spinning.

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 William H. (William Henry) Dooley