spinning mule
noun
Origin of spinning mule
First recorded in 1835–45
Words nearby spinning mule
spinney,
spinning,
spinning box,
spinning frame,
spinning jenny,
spinning mule,
spinning reel,
spinning ring,
spinning rod,
spinning top,
spinning wheel
Example sentences from the Web for spinning mule
In 1779 Samuel Crompton invented a still better machine, the spinning-mule.
In 1779 Samuel Crompton, another Lancashire inventor, produced an improved spinning machine called the spinning-mule.
Great Inventions and Discoveries |Willis Duff PiercyThe spinning-mule, invented by Samuel Crompton, carried the mechanism of the cotton-factory many steps in advance.
Knowledge is Power: |Charles Knight