Spin′neret

an organ, or one of the organs, with which insects form their webs.— adj. Spinner′ular .— ns. Spin′nerule , one of the tubules of a spinneret; Spin′nery , a spinning-mill.— adj. Spin′ning , used in spinning.— ns. Spin′ning-house , a place of correction where lewd and incorrigible women were made to spin; Spin′ning-jenn′y , a machine by which a number of threads can be spun at the same time; Spin′ning-mill , a factory where thread is spun; Spin′ning-wheel , a machine for spinning yarn, consisting of a wheel driven by the hand or by a treadle, which drives one or two spindles.— Spin a yarn , to tell a long story; Spin out , to prolong tediously. [A.S. spinnan ; Ger. spinnen .]