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

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

For the purpose of twisting the strands together the spindles may be provided either with flyers, as in throstle spinning, or with rings and travellers, as in ring spinning.

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

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 Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

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 Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

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