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   Spin·dle

   /ˈspind(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. a slender rounded rod with tapered ends used in hand spinning to twist and wind thread from a mass of wool or flax held on a distaff.
   • ▪ a pin or rod used on a spinning wheel to twist and wind the thread.
   • ▪ a pin bearing the bobbin of a spinning machine.
   • ▪ a measure of length for yarn, equal to 15,120 yards (13,826 m) for cotton or 14,400 yards (13,167 m) for linen.
   • ▪ a turned piece of wood used as a banister or chair leg.
   • ▪ a pointed metal rod on a base, used to impale paper items for temporary filing. North American
   • 2. a rod or pin serving as an axis that revolves or on which something revolves.
   • ▪ the vertical rod at the center of a record turntable which keeps the record in place during play.
   • 3. a slender mass of microtubules formed when a cell divides. At metaphase the chromosomes become attached to it by their centromeres before being pulled toward its ends.
   • 4. a shrub or small tree with slender toothed leaves and pink capsules containing bright orange seeds. The hard timber was formerly used for making spindles.

   verb

   • 1. impale (a piece of paper) on a metal spindle for temporary filing purposes: "do not fold, spindle, or mutilate"

   Word Origin Old Englishspinel, from the base of the verb spin.

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