Category:Spinning

Spin"ning, a. & n.

Defn: from spin. Spinning gland (zoöl.), one of the glands which form The material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other larvæ. -- spinning house, formerly a common name for a house of correction In england, the women confined therein being employed in spinning. -- spinning jenny (mach.), an engine or machine for spinning wool or Cotton, by means of a large number of spindles revolving Simultaneously. -- spinning mite (zoöl.), the red spider. -- spinning wheel, a machine for spinning yarn or thread, in which a Wheel drives a single spindle, and is itself driven by the hand, or By the foot acting on a treadle.