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  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Spin
  2. a. & n. from Spin.
  3. n. creating thread
  4. from Spin. Spinning gland (Zoöl.), one of the glands which form the material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other larvæ. -- Spinning house, formerly a common name for a house of correction in England, the women confined therein being employed in spinning. -- Spinning jenny (Mach.), an engine or machine for spinning wool or cotton, by means of a large number of spindles revolving simultaneously. -- Spinning mite (Zoöl.), the red spider. -- Spinning wheel, a machine for spinning yarn or thread, in which a wheel drives a single spindle, and is itself driven by the hand, or by the foot acting on a treadle.
  5. from Spin. Spinning gland (Zoöl.), one of the glands which formthe material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other larvæ.-- Spinning house, formerly a common name for a house of correctionin England, the women confined therein being employed in spinning.-- Spinning jenny (Mach.), an engine or machine for spinning wool orcotton, by means of a large number of spindles revolvingsimultaneously.-- Spinning mite (Zoöl.), the red spider.-- Spinning wheel, a machine for spinning yarn or thread, in which awheel drives a single spindle, and is itself driven by the hand, orby the foot acting on a treadle.