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

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ring spinning

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

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

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

The former resemble throstle and ring spinning machines, but since they do not attenuate the material, only one line of rollers is provided.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" by Various

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 Wilkinson, Frederick