(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.
User Defined Definitions
"a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc."
"any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts"
"a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning"
"any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object"