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spinning frame

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noun

a machine for drawing, twisting, and winding yarn.

Words nearby spinning frame

spinneret, spinnery, spinney, spinning, spinning box, spinning frame, spinning jenny, spinning mule, spinning reel, spinning ring, spinning rod

Origin of spinning frame

First recorded in 1815–25

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for spinning frame

Manchester had fought against the spinning-frame for years, but it was to receive the chief fruits of its success.
Historic Inventions|Rupert S. Holland
Arkwright's experience with regard to his spinning-frame was similar.
A Critical Examination of Socialism|William Hurrell Mallock
In that instant he first saw dimly the tiny seedling that was to grow one day to the mighty tree of the spinning-frame.
The Boyhood of Great Inventors|A. Fraser Robertson
The spinning-frame consisted of four pairs of rollers, acting by tooth and pinion.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, v. 13|Various

This invention combined the good qualities of the spinning-jenny of Hargreaves and the spinning-frame of Arkwright.
Great Inventions and Discoveries|Willis Duff Piercy

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