mule spinning
noun
a process of spinning that produces extremely fine yarn by drawing and twisting the roving, and winding the resultant yarn onto a bobbin or spindle in the form of a cop.
Compare
ring spinning.
Origin of mule spinning
First recorded in 1815–25
Words nearby mule spinning
muldoon,
mule,
mule chest,
mule deer,
mule skinner,
mule spinning,
mule train,
mule-ears,
mule-fat,
muleheaded,
mules
Example sentences from the Web for mule spinning
In the Lancashire cotton trade a peculiarly complicated instance of the woman question occurs in mule-spinning.
Women in Modern Industry |B. L. HutchinsFrom here he was transferred to the mule-spinning department.
Again most of the operatives are not of a kind likely to acquire great excellence at mule-spinning.
For awhile he worked as back boy in the mule-spinning department.