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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. a domestic device for making yarn or thread; having a single spindle and a wheel driven by hand or foot

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A spinning wheel is a device for spinning thread or yarn. It may also refer to: Spinning Wheel (song) , a song by the band Blood, Sweat & Tears Spinning Wheel (film) , a 1984 Chinese film Spinning wheel (animation) , a type of throbber in computer graphics ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wheel \Wheel\ (hw[=e]l), n. [OE. wheel, hweol, AS. hwe['o]l, hweogul, hweowol; akin to D. wiel, Icel. hv[=e]l, Gr. ky`klos, Skr. cakra; cf. Icel. hj[=o]l, Dan. hiul, Sw. hjul. A circular frame turning about an axis; a rotating disk, whether solid, ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or foot

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Distaffs may also be attached to a spinning wheel or be floor standing. ▪ In one corner stood a spinning wheel , the threads still pulled tight. ▪ She replied it had come from treading the spinning wheel . ▪ She suggested to ...