Spinning Wheel Part That Pricked Sleeping Beauty

Puzzle 20 of Endangered Species Pack

Question is: Spinning Wheel Part That Pricked Sleeping Beauty

and the answer is: SPINDLE

Word Meaning:

SPINDLE — (spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.

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