What is a yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards; in linen yarn, 14,400 yards called?
spindle — A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards; in linen yarn, 14,400 yards. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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