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spinellum [AS spinel], spindellum [ME spindel, spinel] 1 spindle for spinning thread. 1290 pro ‥ iiij unciis serici et fil’ aur’, spindel’ et alb’ savon’ (AcWardr) Chanc. Misc. 4/5 f. 2. 2 axle or rod of revolving instrument or machine: a mill spindle. b rod of weather vane. a 1284 in spyndelis et rinis factis ad idem molendinum KR Ac 351/9 m. 5; 1297 in iiijxx cogges et xij spynlis emptis ix d. ob. in xl cogges et vj spynlis emptis [sc. pro molendino] in autumpno vj d. Rec. Elton 52.  b c1386 ij gross’ fanes nuper fact’ pro magna aula, ij spyndell’ ferr’ pro eisdem KR Ac 473/2 m. 5d..

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