And yes, the spindle is supposed to point down like that. From Wordnik.com. [September 2007] Reference
I saw the name spindle tree when looking up the exact spelling. From Wordnik.com. [Fall Foliage Garden Tour And Muse Day « Fairegarden] Reference
And now I have to figure out when the spindle is full, and how to ply it. From Wordnik.com. [the cadillacs come creeping through the night and the poison gas] Reference
Steven's comment about using the word spindle has been very effective for me as well. From Wordnik.com. [SSWUG.ORG Articles] Reference
The early use of the spindle was the same as its use of to-day. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
Maybe James will start a trend and rename spindle trees in England. gail. From Wordnik.com. [Fall Foliage Garden Tour And Muse Day « Fairegarden] Reference
At the top of the spindle was a slit or notch in which the yarn was caught. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
The spindle is the little round platter inside your machine that your disc sits on. From Wordnik.com. [VideoHelp.com Forum] Reference
Sometimes it is called a spindle, I suppose because it is long and slender like a spindle. From Wordnik.com. [The Insect Folk] Reference
You use the bow to spin the spindle, which is held in place by a rock, against a flat piece of wood. From Wordnik.com. [Primitive Instincts: Where modern man can learn to live like his ancestors] Reference
Then you twist the cord around a shorter, thicker branch, called a spindle, that has been carved straight and whittled smooth. From Wordnik.com. [Primitive Instincts: Where modern man can learn to live like his ancestors] Reference
Two of the four offspring, Spindler and Spindy, were named after the spindle, which is what the Oosight system is used to visualize. From Wordnik.com. [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference
No making names with the word "spindle" in them either. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-10-01] Reference
IBG Monforts, Germany, based on the Komet 'spindle' press. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 9] Reference
Common name over here is spindle which is not nearly as appealing. From Wordnik.com. [Fall Foliage Garden Tour And Muse Day « Fairegarden] Reference
Slipher has recently measured the rotational speed of one "spindle" nebula, believed to be a spiral. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86] Reference
The part of the cutter spindle which is not necessary for milling is covered by a stationary safety device. From Wordnik.com. [2. Construction of the Smooth Miller] Reference
The lever is fastened to a horizontal spindle which is turned through 180° by means of a counter-weighted lever handle. From Wordnik.com. [Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use] Reference
The press is equipped with a steel 'spindle' which turns in a cast-iron nut, and the frame is constructed from sheet metal. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 9] Reference
One of these, known as the "spindle," was a stick about two feet long by three-quarters of an inch in diameter and having a rounded point. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Great Bear] Reference
'spindle' press designed by KIT which costs 1940 FL. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 9] Reference
The perplexity began at once, for the realm of Scotland had never yet descended to the "spindle," and the rights of the little "Maid of. From Wordnik.com. [Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II] Reference
His huge bulk overflowed the spindle-legged chair on which he sat. From Wordnik.com. [Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day] Reference
Do the work right away before the spindle shaft or crankshaft bends. From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the Day: Fix common mower and tractor problems] Reference
Edith Fairhair's spindle was made out of a bit of that wonderful Star. From Wordnik.com. [The Iron Star — and what It saw on Its Journey through the Ages] Reference
After a while he comes to a woman who is spinning and drops her spindle. From Wordnik.com. [Italian Popular Tales] Reference
As in the intermediate frame the rove is generally taken from two bobbins for one spindle. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
August induce it to throw up a feeble stalk, and to attempt to spindle and silk, like other corn. From Wordnik.com. [Farm drainage The Principles, Processes, and Effects of Draining Land with Stones, Wood, Plows, and Open Ditches, and Especially with Tiles] Reference
After some days the ogre told him again to put out his finger, and Thirteenth stuck out a spindle. From Wordnik.com. [Italian Popular Tales] Reference
Yarn for the making of cloth was spun in the earliest times by the use of the distaff and spindle. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
His mouth is open and a spider spindle of saliva sticks first to his chin, then slides to his chest. From Wordnik.com. [Hepatitis RR or Bust] Reference
The energy comes from your foot not the national grid, and as you turn a chair spindle you can hear the birdsong. From Wordnik.com. [Tobias Jones: a retreat of one's own] Reference
It sports a carbon fiber bottom bracket spindle and carbon fiber arms with threaded metal inserts for the pedals. From Wordnik.com. [Eurobike report: Deda, 3T, Rotor, Ritchey, Campagnolo and Prologo components] Reference
Similar to the Metrigear Vector, the Look system is based around strain gauges measuring deformation in the pedal spindle. From Wordnik.com. [Eurobike: Polar shows a pedal-based power meter] Reference
A Polar P5 sending unit plugs into the back side of each pedal spindle (both left and right) and zip-ties to the crankarm. From Wordnik.com. [Eurobike: Polar shows a pedal-based power meter] Reference
And one model had a nice feature: an internal spindle with special grooved threads to allow quick shelf-height adjustments. From Wordnik.com. [Inside Consumer Reports Test Labs: Kitchen-cabinet organizers] Reference
This ship consisted of a spindle-shaped balloon with a length of 112 feet, diameter of 48 1/2 feet and a volume of 121,800 cubic feet. From Wordnik.com. [British Airships, Past, Present, and Future] Reference
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