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Puppet :: Puppet (n.) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.

Step :: Step (v. i.) A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves.

Spindlelegs :: Spindle-legged (a.) Having long, slender legs..

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

Spindle :: Spindle (n.) A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards; in linen yarn, 14,400 yards..

Spindled :: Spindle (n.) Any marine gastropod of the genus Fusus.

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..

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

Spindle :: Spindle (n.) The vertical rod on which the runner of a grinding mill turns.

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..

Moline :: Moline (n.) The crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind.

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..

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

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

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

Fusiform :: Fusiform (a.) Shaped like a spindle; tapering at each end; as, a fusiform root; a fusiform cell..

Heer :: Heer (n.) A yarn measure of six hundred yards or / of a spindle. See Spindle.

Spin :: Spin (v. i.) To move round rapidly; to whirl; to revolve, as a top or a spindle, about its axis..

Driver :: Driver (n.) An attachment to a lathe, spindle, or face plate to turn a carrier..

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