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drop spindle

drop spindle

A weighted spindle used by hand to spin fibres into yarn.

All languages

English
drop spindle
Norwegian
håndtein
Japanese
ドロップスピンドル — どろっぷすぴんどる — doroppu supindoru
Korean
손물레 — sonmulle
Spanish
huso de mano
French
fuseau
German
Fallspindel

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