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SPINNING MACHINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A textile machine for spinning yarn and thread
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("spinning machine" is a kind of...):
textile machine (a machine for making textiles)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spinning machine"):
spinning frame (spinning machine that draws, twists, and winds yarn)
spinning jenny (an early spinning machine with multiple spindles)
spinning wheel (a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or foot)
throstle (a spinning machine formerly used to twist and wind fibers of cotton or wool continuously)
