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spinning frame

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spinning frame
n.
A machine that draws and twists fibers into yarn and winds it on spindles.
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Noun1.spinning frame - spinning machine that draws, twists, and winds yarnspinning frame - spinning machine that draws, twists, and winds yarn
spindle - a stick or pin used to twist the yarn in spinning
spinning machine - a textile machine for spinning yarn and thread
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1733: John Kay, Richard Arkwright's assistant, patented the Flying Shuttle to operate on Arkwright's spinning frame.
ON THIS DAY IN .. by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
1733: John Kay, Richard Arkwright's assistant, patented the Flying Shuttle to operate on Arkwright's spinning frame.
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It was one of six estates that Sir Richard Arkwright, the 18th century inventor of the cotton spinning frame, had bought for each of his sons.
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