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spinning wheels

spinning wheels is the plural of spinning wheel.

Meaning of spinning wheel

Noun

spinning wheel (plural spinning wheels)

  1. A domestic device for making yarn or thread; having a single spindle and a wheel driven by hand or foot.
    • Dobrunka always began the day by feeding the goats, then she prepared the breakfast, swept the kitchen, and when everything else was done she sat down at her spinning wheel and spun.1919, Parker Hoysted Fillmore, Czechoslovak fairy tales, page 179

Questions about spinning wheels

What is spinning wheels the plural of?
Spinning wheels is the plural of spinning wheel.

Words near spinning wheels in the dictionary

  1. spinning teacups
  2. spinning top
  3. spinning tops
  4. spinning up
  5. spinning wheel
  6. spinning wheels
  7. spinning-wheel
  8. spinning-wheels
  9. spinningly
  10. spinnings
  11. spinny

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