"spole" meaning in English

See spole in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: spoles [plural]
Etymology: Variant of spool. Head templates: {{en-noun}} spole (plural spoles)
  1. The small wheel near the distaff of a spinning wheel.
    Sense id: en-spole-en-noun-g5eV7YfG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 2 1 2 0 2 3 11 16 15 15 15 13 2 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 1 3 0 1 2 10 16 15 15 15 14 2 1 3

Inflected forms

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    }
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        {
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          "text": "Firſt vvith nice eye emerging Naiads cull / From leathery pods the vegetable vvool [cotton]; / VVith vviry teeth revolving cards releaſe / The tangled knots, and ſmooth the ravell'd fleece; / […] / Then fly the ſpoles, the rapid axles glovv, / And ſlovvly circumvolves the labouring vvheel belovv.",
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        "The small wheel near the distaff of a spinning wheel."
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          "text": "Firſt vvith nice eye emerging Naiads cull / From leathery pods the vegetable vvool [cotton]; / VVith vviry teeth revolving cards releaſe / The tangled knots, and ſmooth the ravell'd fleece; / […] / Then fly the ſpoles, the rapid axles glovv, / And ſlovvly circumvolves the labouring vvheel belovv.",
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