| 单词 | hand mule |
| 释义 | > as lemmashand mule hand mule n. now historical a spinning mule (see mule n.1 5a) operated by hand. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture of thread or yarn > [noun] > spinning > machine > types of water frame1777 spinning-jenny1783 mule1791 mule jenny1792 throstle1792 jenny1796 muslin wheel1830 hand mule1831 self-shifter1834 ring frame1850 cap-frame1884 trap-twister1884 trap-winder1884 1831 Mem. Literary & Philos. Soc. Manch. 2nd Ser. 5 336 Mills were then built of a suitable width, and in the course of a few years the hand-mule was entirely superseded. 1922 H. H. Hain Hist. Perry County, Pennsylvania xv. 263 The mill contained an old ‘hand-mule’ spinner, with 160 spindles. 2007 J. Greenlees Female Labour Power iii. 48 Spinning was initially done on hand mules that required greater physical strength to operate than did power mules. < as lemmas |
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