Spinning

Spinning gland — one of the glands which form the material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other larvae.

Spinning house — formerly a common name for a house of correction in England, the women confined therein being employed in spinning.

Spinning jenny — an engine or machine for spinning wool or cotton, by means of a large number of spindles revolving simultaneously.

Spinning mite — 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.