Thread-Spinning Rod on a Spinning Wheel

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from London, Group 489, Puzzle 2 (Roast Dinner).

Question is: Thread-Spinning Rod on a Spinning Wheel

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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