See Also: spindle and whorl(encyclopedia)
whorl(dictionary)
whorl(dictionary)
whorl(medicine)
digital whorl(medicine)
coccygeal whorl(medicine)
arch-loop-whorl system(medicine)
His' spindle(medicine)
spindle(dictionary)
spindle(2)(dictionary)

spindle and whorl (sh)




or drop spindle

Earliest device for spinning fibres into thread or yarn.

The spinster lets the spindle fall to draw out the fibres while the whorl keeps it rotating to apply the necessary twist. The spindle and whorl was replaced by the spinning wheel.