spindle

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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

A new company was found, the fabrication truly European: spindle from the Czech Republic, cables and curved glass from Italy, capsules from France, the main structure from the Netherlands.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 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

The old man went on drilling, slapping the stone weights around and around with one gnarled hand while holding the handle of the spindle with the other.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw