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ぼうすい 紡錘
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1. spindle​
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2. Spindle (textiles)​A spindle is a wooden spike (known as the shaft) used for spinning wool, flax, hemp, cotton, and other fibres into thread. It is commonly weighted at either the bottom (sometimes called a drop spindle) middle or top, most commonly by a circular or spherical object called a whorl, and may also have a hook, groove or notch, though spindles without these are also common. Spindle whorls have been found in archaeological digs around the world.
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紡錘 【つむ】、錘 【つむ】、錘 【つみ】

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