Definition of spindle

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Spindle (n.) A shaft or pipe on which a core of sand is formed.

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Nuclear :: Nuclear (a.) Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle (see Illust. of Karyokinesis) or the nuclear fibrils of a cell; the nuclear part of a comet, etc..
Spindleworm :: Spindletail (n.) The pintail duck.
Bridgepot :: Bridgepot (n.) The adjustable socket, or step, of a millstone spindle..
Cop :: Cop (n.) A conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or roving, wound upon a spindle, etc..
Spindle :: Spindle (n.) A slender rod or pin on which anything turns; an axis; as, the spindle of a vane..
Cockhead :: Cockhead (n.) The rounded or pointed top of a grinding mill spindle, forming a pivot on which the stone is balanced..
Axletree :: Axletree (n.) A spindle or axle of a wheel.
Bridgetree :: Bridgetree (n.) The beam which supports the spindle socket of the runner in a grinding mill.
Carrot :: Carrot (n.) The esculent root of cultivated varieties of the plant, usually spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color..
Spindle-shaped :: Spindle-shaped (a.) Having the shape of a spindle.
Headstock :: Headstock (n.) The part of a lathe that holds the revolving spindle and its attachments; -- also called poppet head, the opposite corresponding part being called a tailstock..
Spindle :: Spindle (n.) The vertical rod on which the runner of a grinding mill turns.
Prickwood :: Prickwood (n.) A shrub (Euonymus Europaeus); -- so named from the use of its wood for goads, skewers, and shoe pegs. Called also spindle tree..
Spindle :: Spindle (n.) A long and slender stalk resembling a spindle.
Step :: Step (v. i.) A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves.
Whorl :: Whorl (n. & v.) The fly of a spindle.
Hasp :: Hasp (n.) A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on..
Spin :: Spin (v. i.) To move round rapidly; to whirl; to revolve, as a top or a spindle, about its axis..
Tailstock :: Tailstock (n.) The sliding block or support, in a lathe, which carries the dead spindle, or adjustable center. The headstock supports the live spindle..
Puppet :: Puppet (n.) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.
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