Any marine univalve shell of the genus Rostellaria; –
called also spindle stromb.

Any marine gastropod of the genus Fusus.

A shaft or pipe on which a core of sand is formed.

A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards;
in linen yarn, 14,400 yards.

The fusee of a watch.

The vertical rod on which the runner of a grinding mill
turns.

A slender rod or pin on which anything turns; an axis; as,
the spindle of a vane.

The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by
which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is wound;
also, the pin on which the bobbin is held in a spinning machine, or in
the shuttle of a loom.

The shaft, mandrel, or arbor, in a machine tool, as a
lathe or drilling machine, etc., which causes the work to revolve, or
carries a tool or center, etc.

A long and slender stalk resembling a spindle.