mule spinning

noun

1. a process of spinning that produces extremely fine yarn by drawing and twisting the roving, and winding the resultant yarn onto a bobbin or spindle in the form of a cop.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mule spinning¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

The ring spinning differs from mule spinning in having the carriage replaced by a ring, from which the machine takes its name.

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In the Lancashire cotton trade a peculiarly complicated instance of the woman question occurs in mule-spinning.

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This sliver is wound on a bobbin, and taken from the card to the mule spinning frame.

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For awhile he worked as back boy in the mule-spinning department.

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From here he was transferred to the mule-spinning department.

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