Reeling
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A very short encyclopedia entry defining reeling as the winding of thread, silk, cotton or similar yarn into a skein or onto a bottom to prevent tangling. It also notes the term's use for filling or emptying bobbins and quills for use in manufacture, and says reeling is done in different ways with different engines.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1819
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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