Definition of spindle

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Spindle (n.) A slender rod or pin on which anything turns; an axis; as, the spindle of a vane..

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Toe :: Toe (n.) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step..
Windle :: Windle (n.) A spindle; a kind of reel; a winch.
Spindling :: Spindled (imp. & p. p.) of Spindl.
Bridgepot :: Bridgepot (n.) The adjustable socket, or step, of a millstone spindle..
Damsel :: Damsel (n.) An attachment to a millstone spindle for shaking the hopper.
Euonymus :: Euonymus (n.) A genus of small European and American trees; the spindle tree. The bark is used as a cathartic.
Dead :: Dead (a.) Not imparting motion or power; as, the dead spindle of a lathe, etc. See Spindle..
Spindle :: Spindle (n.) The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is wound; also, the pin on which the bobbin is held in a spinning machine, or in the shuttle of a loom..
Rynd :: Rynd (n.) A piece of iron crossing the hole in the upper millstone by which the stone is supported on the spindle.
Spindle :: Spindle (n.) A long and slender stalk resembling a spindle.
Mandrel :: Mandrel (n.) The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a pulley.
Axle :: Axle (n.) The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel..
Spindle :: Spindle (n.) A solid generated by the revolution of a curved line about its base or double ordinate or chord.
Ink :: Ink (n.) The step, or socket, in which the lower end of a millstone spindle runs..
Nonagrian :: Nonagrian (n.) Any moth of the genus Nonagria and allied genera, as the spindleworm and stalk borer..
Spindling :: Spindleworm (n.) The larva of a noctuid mmoth (Achatodes zeae) which feeds inside the stalks of corn (maize), sometimes causing much damage. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of black dots across each segment..
Driver :: Driver (n.) A crossbar on a grinding mill spindle to drive the upper stone.
Axletree :: Axletree (n.) A spindle or axle of a wheel.
Journal :: "Journal (a.) That portion of a rotating piece, as a shaft, axle, spindle, etc., which turns in a bearing or box. See Illust. of Axle box..
Spindlelegs :: Spindle-legged (a.) Having long, slender legs..
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