spindle

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Thought to be made from a cattle femur, this decorated Anglo-Saxon spindle whorl, used to provide weight while spinning yarn, was unearthed from farmland near Bishopstone, Buckinghamshire.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

One widely shared video shows a woman spinning yarn on a traditional hand spindle as a Kashmiri folk song plays in the background.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

The process of dividing the sister chromatids over the cells is guided by the interaction between the centromeres and structures known as spindle microtubules.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2024

You might need to first remove a metal or plastic ring on the brush head spindle.

From Seattle Times • May 2, 2024

I look down at the comic book in my hand, which I’ve managed to spindle without even realizing it.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman