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   spindle

   /ˈspɪndl/

   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 metres) for cotton or 14,400 yards (13,167 metres) for linen.
   • ▪ a turned piece of wood used as a banister or chair leg.
   • ▪ a pointed metal rod on a base, used for filing paper items. North American
   • 2. a rod or pin serving as an axis that revolves or on which something revolves.
   • ▪ the vertical rod at the centre 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 towards its ends.
   • 4. a Eurasian shrub or small tree with slender toothed leaves and pink capsules containing bright orange seeds. Its hard timber was formerly used for making spindles.

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

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