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Spindle

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  • Included in Eastons: No
  • Included in Hitchcocks: No
  • Included in Naves: Yes
  • Included in Smiths: No
  • Included in Websters: Yes
  • Included in Strongs: Yes
  • Included in Thayers: No
  • Included in BDB: Yes

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Naves Topical Index
Spindle

Used in spinning
Proverbs 31:19


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Spindle

SPIN'DLE, adjective [See Spin.]

1. The pin used in spinning wheels for twisting the thread, and on which the thread when twisted, is wound.

2. A slender pointed rod or pin on which any thing turn; as the spindle of a vane.

3. The fusee of a watch.

4. A long slender stalk.

5. The lower end of a capstan, shod with iron; the pivot.

SPIN'DLE, verb intransitive To shoot or grow in a long slender stalk or body.


Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Spindle-legs

SPIN'DLE-LEGS, SPIN'DLE-SHANKS, noun A tall slender person; in contempt.


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Spindle-shanked

SPIN'DLE-SHANKED, adjective Having long slender legs.


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Spindle-shanks

SPIN'DLE-LEGS, SPIN'DLE-SHANKS, noun A tall slender person; in contempt.


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Spindle-shaped

SPIN'DLE-SHAPED, adjective Having the shape of a spindle; fusiform.


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Spindle-tree

SPIN'DLE-TREE, noun A plant, prick-wood, of the genus Euonymus.


The Bible

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Dictionaries:

  • Included in Eastons: No
  • Included in Hitchcocks: No
  • Included in Naves: Yes
  • Included in Smiths: No
  • Included in Websters: Yes
  • Included in Strongs: Yes
  • Included in Thayers: No
  • Included in BDB: Yes

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