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handspinner

handspinner noun: someone who spins yarn from loose fiber by hand.

Noun

handspinner (plural handspinners)

  1. Someone who spins yarn from loose fiber by hand.
    • For handspinners looking to use bits and bobs of their precious yarn, or knitters of all stripes interested in building their own colorwork patterns, these cards are a wonderful window into colorwork possibilities.2026, Erika Zambello, “Designing On the Go with Doodle Decks”, in Spin Off, volume L, number 1, page 10
    Synonyms:
    spinner

Synonyms of handspinner

Forms of handspinner

pluralhandspinners

Origin of handspinner

From hand + spinner.

Questions about handspinner

What does handspinner mean?
Handspinner means someone who spins yarn from loose fiber by hand.
What part of speech is handspinner?
Handspinner is a noun.
What is the plural of handspinner?
The plural of handspinner is handspinners.

Words near handspinner in the dictionary

  1. handsomish
  2. handspan
  3. handspans
  4. handspike
  5. handspikes
  6. handspinner
  7. handspoke
  8. handspokes
  9. handspring
  10. handsprings
  11. handspun

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