See roving in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "1847, editorial staff, “Improvement in Roving Cans”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 68:",
"text": "Mr. J. W. Strange, of Taunton, Mass., has invented an improved method of laying roving in cans.",
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"A long and narrow bundle of fibre, usually used to spin woollen yarn or in felting."
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"The process of giving the first twist to yarn."
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "bundle of fibre",
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"inanimate",
"masculine"
],
"word": "niedoprzęd"
}
],
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