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Spindle-legged :: Spindle (v. i.) To shoot or grow into a long, slender stalk or body; to become disproportionately tall and slender..

Spindle-shaped :: Spindle-shaped (a.) Having the shape of a spindle.

Nonagrian :: Nonagrian (n.) Any moth of the genus Nonagria and allied genera, as the spindleworm and stalk borer..

Bridgepot :: Bridgepot (n.) The adjustable socket, or step, of a millstone spindle..

Footstalk :: Footstalk (n.) The lower part of a millstone spindle. It rests in a step.

Spindle-shanked :: Spindlelegs (n.) A spindleshanks.

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..

Acorn :: Acorn (n.) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head..

Spindle-shaped :: Spindleshanks (n.) A person with slender shanks, or legs; -- used humorously or in contempt..

Whorl :: Whorl (n. & v.) The fly of a spindle.

Spindle :: Spindle (n.) The fusee of a watch.

Hasp :: Hasp (n.) A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on..

Dead :: Dead (a.) Not imparting motion or power; as, the dead spindle of a lathe, etc. See Spindle..

Cockhead :: Cockhead (n.) The rounded or pointed top of a grinding mill spindle, forming a pivot on which the stone is balanced..

Spindleworm :: Spindletail (n.) The pintail duck.

Parsnip :: Parsnip (n.) The aromatic and edible spindle-shaped root of the cultivated form of the Pastinaca sativa, a biennial umbelliferous plant which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the plant itself..

Driver :: Driver (n.) A crossbar on a grinding mill spindle to drive the upper stone.

Shiver :: Shiver (n.) A spindle.

Windle :: Windle (n.) A spindle; a kind of reel; a winch.

Trendle :: Trendle (v. i.) A wheel, spindle, or the like; a trundle..

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