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spindle

/ˈspɪndl/noun

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तकला, तकली

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a thin pointed stick used in the past for twisting thread by hand

    तकला, तकली

    • Gandhiji encouraged people to spin their own thread with a spindle and charkha.
    • She twisted the wool onto a wooden spindle.
  2. 2

    [C]

    a rod or pin that turns, or around which something else turns, in a machine

    धुरी, तकला (मशीन का)

    • The spindle of the fan had become loose.
    • the spindle of a lathe

    Synonyms axle shaft rod pin

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spindly adjective