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Throwster

One who twists or spins silk to prepare it for weaving.

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noun
  1. 1

    One who twists or spins silk to prepare it for weaving.

  2. 2

    A gambler; one who throws dice in gambling.

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twisternoun(colloquial) A tornado.
spinstrynoun(obsolete) The business of one who spins; spinning (of yarn)
spinsternoun(sometimes derogatory) A woman who has never been married, especially one past the typical marrying age according to social traditions.
windsternoun(historical) A person who winds wool, silk, thread, etc.
throstlenoun(dialectal or archaic) A song thrush.
spinstressnounA woman who spins.
throwenounObsolete spelling of throw. [The act of throwing something.]
spinnernounA device that is spun in games to choose a number or symbol.
spinnerettenounAlternative form of spinneret. [The organ a spider uses to spin its web.]
spullernoun(obsolete, UK, dialect) One employed to inspect yarn, to see that it is well spun, and fit for the loom.
tacklernoun(sports) A player who tackles another.
bunchernounA person who bunches.
speedernounOne who speeds: one who exceeds the maximum legal speed limit.
ring spinnernoun(textiles) A machine for spinning, in which the twist, given to the yarn by a revolving bobbin, is regulated by the drag of a small metal loop which slides around a ring encircling the bobbin, instead of by a throstle.
twillernounOne who twills.
whipstitchnounA stitch that passes diagonally over an edge.
distaffnounAnything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only.
haspnounA clasp, especially a metal strap fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a hook for fastening a door.
spinning framenouna machine that draws and twists fibres and then winds it onto spools or spindles
spinneretnounThe organ a spider uses to spin its web.

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