spindle

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old English spinel

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: spɪndəl
• Rhymes: -ɪndəl

[edit] Noun

spindle (plural spindles)

1. (spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding natural fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.
2. A rod which turns, or on which something turns.
3. A worldwide tree of the genus Euonymus, originally used for making the spindles used for spinning wool.
4. An upright spike for holding paper documents by skewering.

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[edit] Verb

to spindle (third-person singular simple present spindles, present participle spindling, simple past and past participle spindled)

1. To make into a long tapered shape.
2. To impale on a device for holding paper documents.

   Do not fold, spindle or mutilate this document.