ring-spinning frame

[ring-spin-ing]

ring-spin·ning frame

[ring-spin-ing]
noun
a machine containing the ring, traveler, and bobbin used in spinning yarn.
Also called ring frame, ring spinner.


Origin:
1880–85
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