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Definition of spindle noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

spindle

noun

NAmE//ˈspɪndl//

1a long straight part that turns in a machine, or that another part of the machine turns around

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2a thin pointed piece of wood used for spinning wool into thread by hand

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