spinning frame

American  

noun

1. a machine for drawing, twisting, and winding yarn.

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Etymology

Origin of spinning frame

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

Mauney had seen the Japanese spinning equipment at a textile show and tested a Japanese spinning frame for three months, then bought 9.000 spindles for $500,000.

From Time Magazine Archive

Although the Leyland cotton mills were now famous in Lancashire, Jimmy's grandfather had earned day wages at the spinning frame.

From Northwest! by Bindloss, Harold

Spinning frames—showing the cotton as it comes from the roving frame and passes through the 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)

In regard to cloth manufacture, most yarns are utilized in the form they leave the spinning frame, that is, as single yarns.

From The Jute Industry: from Seed to Finished Cloth by Woodhouse, T.

The final machine used in the conversion of rove to the size of yarn required is termed the spinning frame.

From The Jute Industry: from Seed to Finished Cloth by Woodhouse, T.