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English
Etymology
OE. spinel
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪnd�l|-ɪnd�l
Noun
en-noun
- (spinning) a distaff, the rod used for spinning and then winding natural fibres, especially wool.
- a rod which turns, or on which something turns.
- a worldwide tree of the genus Euonymus, originally used for making the spindles used for spinning wool.
- an upright spike for holding paper documents by skewering.
Translations
trans-top|rod for winding thread
Finnish: värttinä
trans-mid
French: fuseau
Slovak vreteno n
trans-bottom
trans-top|rod which turns, or on which something turns round
Finnish: tappi
Hebrew: he-translation|סר�|seren
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Verb
en-verb|spindl|ing
#To make into a long tapered shape.
#To impale on a device for holding paper documents.
#:Do not fold, spindle or mutilate this document.
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