Spindle

spin'dl, n. the pm from which the thread spun or twisted a pm on which anything turns, the fusee of a watch (A S. sptnl [from Spin iog with Ger. spindvl. Cf. Spiff, n Spine, spju, n n thorn a thin, pointed spike, esp. m fishes: backbone of an annual (O. Fr. csptne [Fr epitie, L spina, a thorn, conn, with root of Spike, a nail, applied to the backbone because Us sharp-pointed projections.] Spinet, spinet or spin-ei', n. (mas., an oidfa'.hiotif-d keyed instrument like the harpsichord. |lt, ipincttn Fr. epinette dim. of spina -L. spina, a thorn; so called from the pointed quills used in playing on it.) Spinning, spin mg, adj. used m spinning. Spinoso, sp/nfis, Spinoua, spi'nus, iuij. full of spines thorny Spinster, spm's ter, «. {law) an unmarried female. flat, a woman who spins. J