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SPINNING FRAME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spinning frame mean?
• SPINNING FRAME (noun)
The noun SPINNING FRAME has 1 sense:
1. spinning machine that draws, twists, and winds yarn
Familiarity information: SPINNING FRAME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spinning machine that draws, twists, and winds yarn
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("spinning frame" is a kind of...):
spinning machine (a textile machine for spinning yarn and thread)
Meronyms (parts of "spinning frame"):
spindle (a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning)
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