"roving reel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: roving reels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} roving reel (plural roving reels)
  1. A device for measuring a hank of yarn.
    Sense id: en-roving_reel-en-noun-PiUSZoko Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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