"double-pointed needle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: double-pointed needles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} double-pointed needle (plural double-pointed needles)
  1. (knitting) a knitting needle with points at both ends; used in sets of four or five to knit narrower tubes than possible with a circular needle Categories (topical): Knitting Translations (double-pointed needle): strømpepind [common-gender] (Danish)
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