Saxon wheel
noun
variants
or Saxony wheel
: a flax-spinning treadle machine in which the bobbin lags behind the fly with the spindle giving the twist to the yarn and the difference of speeds of the spindle and bobbin causing the bobbin to be wound
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“Saxon wheel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Saxon%20wheel. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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