spinning wheel

Related topics: Material & textiles, Sewing & knitting

ˈspinning wheel noun [countableC]

TIMDLHa simple machine consisting of a wheel on a frame that people used in their homes in the past for making cotton, wool etc into thread 〔旧时家用的〕纺车

Examples from the Corpus

spinning wheel• In one corner stood a spinning wheel, the threads still pulled tight.• Distaffs may also be attached to a spinning wheel or be floor standing.• She suggested to Robin Hood that they switch clothing and that Robin Hood work at the spinning wheel.• There is the spinning wheel...• She replied it had come from treading the spinning wheel.• The spinning wheel is a machine; a little toothpick is a machine.

单词	spinning wheel
释义	spinning wheel Related topics: Material & textiles, Sewing & knitting ˈspinning wheel noun [countableC] TIMDLHa simple machine consisting of a wheel on a frame that people used in their homes in the past for making cotton, wool etc into thread 〔旧时家用的〕纺车 Examples from the Corpus spinning wheel• In one corner stood a spinning wheel, the threads still pulled tight.• Distaffs may also be attached to a spinning wheel or be floor standing.• She suggested to Robin Hood that they switch clothing and that Robin Hood work at the spinning wheel.• There is the spinning wheel...• She replied it had come from treading the spinning wheel.• The spinning wheel is a machine; a little toothpick is a machine.
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