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Textiles and manufacturing. 1  Spindle (textiles), a device to spin fibers into thread. 2  Spindle (tool), a rotating axis of the machine, which often has a shaft at its heart. 3  Segmented spindle, a spindle consisting of discrete elements that can be assembled and disassembled on the fly.
A distaff and a spindle. As a noun a distaff (/ËdÉªstÉËf/, also called a rock) is a tool used in spinning. It is designed to hold the unspun fibers, keeping them untangled and thus easing the spinning process. It is most commonly used to hold flax, and sometimes wool, but can be used for any type of fiber.