spinning mule
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of spinning mule
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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In 1779, Samuel Crompton combined features of the spinning jenny and the water frame to produce the spinning mule.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
The water frame, the spinning mule, and the power loom were bulky and expensive machines.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
The spinning mule made thread that was stronger, finer, and more consistent than earlier spinning machines.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
He created the “automatic” spinning mule: an exacting, high-speed, reliable rethinking of Crompton’s original creation.
From Forbes • Nov. 13, 2011
We see men frequently thrown out of employment owing to the spinning mule being displaced by the ring-frame, or children spinning yarn which men used to spin.
From The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production by Hobson, J. A. (John Atkinson)
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