- spindle file
- noun see spindle I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
spindle file
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spindle file — a device for holding bills, memos, etc., having a projecting metal spike or hooked object on which to stick papers. Also called spindle. * * * … Universalium
spindle file — noun : a device with a projecting spike, nail, or hook on which to stick papers * * * a device for holding bills, memos, etc., having a projecting metal spike or hooked object on which to stick papers. Also called spindle … Useful english dictionary
spindle — [spin′dəl] n. [ME (with intrusive d ) < OE spinel < spinnan, to SPIN] 1. a slender rod or pin used in spinning; specif., a) in hand spinning, a rounded rod, usually wooden, tapering toward each end, for twisting into thread the fibers… … English World dictionary
spindle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English spindel, from Old English spinel; akin to Old English spinnan to spin Date: 12th century 1. a. a round stick with tapered ends used to form and twist the yarn in hand spinning b. the long slender pin by which the … New Collegiate Dictionary
spindle — spindlelike, adj. /spin dl/, n., adj., v., spindled, spindling. n. 1. a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is… … Universalium
Spindle (sculpture) — Infobox Sculpture title = Spindle artist = Dustin Shuler year = 1989 type = Assemblage height = 1500 inch = 600 city = Berwyn, Illinois museum = Cermak Plaza Spindle was a sculpture created in 1989 by artist Dustin Shuler. It consisted of a 50… … Wikipedia
spindled — adjective Etymology: from past participle of spindle (II) 1. : long and slender like the stalk of a plant 2. : equipped or made with spindles a chair with spindled back 3. : spiked on a spindle file … Useful english dictionary
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Hard disk drive — Hard drive redirects here. For other uses, see Hard drive (disambiguation). Hard disk drive Mechanical interior of a modern hard disk drive Date invented 24 December 1954 [1] … Wikipedia
Lathe — A lathe (pronEng|ˈleɪð) is a machine tool which spins a block of material to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, or deformation with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object which has… … Wikipedia
