Spin"ning (?), a. & n. from Spin. Spinning gland
(Zoöl.), one of the glands which form the material for spinning the silk of
silkworms and other larvæ. -- Spinning
house, formerly a common name
for a house
of correction in England, the women confined therein being employed in spinning. -- Spinning jenny
(Mach.), an engine
or machine for spinning wool or cotton, by means of a large number of spindles revolving simultaneously. -- Spinning mite
(Zoöl.), the red spider. -- Spinning wheel, a machine for
spinning yarn or thread, in
which a wheel drives a single spindle, and is itself
driven by the hand, or by the foot acting on a treadle.
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