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  2. Spinning wheel - Wikipedia

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    The Spinning Wheel is also the title/subject of a classic Irish folk song by John Francis Waller. [51] [52] A traditional Irish folk song, Túirne Mháire, is generally sung in praise of the spinning wheel, [53] but was regarded by Mrs Costelloe, who collected it, [54] as "much corrupted", and may have had a darker narrative. It is widely ...

  3. Tabitha Babbitt - Wikipedia

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    Sarah "Tabitha" Babbitt (December 9, 1779 - December 10, 1853) was a Shaker credited as a tool maker and inventor. Inventions attributed to her by the Shakers include the circular saw, the spinning wheel head, and false teeth.

  4. Aistala - Wikipedia

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    Sparkle or Spinning wheel or spinner (চরকা), the main supplier of threads to produce hand loom sari at Aistala. According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Nadia, Aistala covered an area of 2.94 km 2. Among the civic amenities, it had 6 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved tubewell, borewell.

  5. Lake Compounce - Wikipedia

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    A smaller version of Pirate Ship, where a motor below the ship turns a drive wheel that allows the boat to move back and forth in the direction of the spinning tire. N/A Water rides Lake Plunge Tube slide 1999 2011 12 Two enclosed tube slides. It emptied into the lake. Riptide Racer: Twister Sisters Body slide 1985 2007 22

  6. Traction control system - Wikipedia

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    The spinning wheel is slowed with short applications of brakes, diverting more torque to the non-spinning wheel; this is the system adopted by Range Rover in 1993, for example. ABS brake-traction control has several advantages over limited-slip and locking differentials, such as steering control of a vehicle is easier, so the system can be ...

  7. Cotton-spinning machinery - Wikipedia

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    Until the 1740s all spinning was done by hand using a spinning wheel. The state of the art spinning wheel in England was known as the Jersey wheel however an alternative wheel, the Saxony wheel was a double band treadle spinning wheel where the spindle rotated faster than the traveller in a ratio of 8:6, drawing on both was done by the spinners ...

  8. Cheney Brothers Historic District - Wikipedia

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    These structures represent the well-preserved company town of the Cheney Brothers silk manufacturing company, the first America-based silk company to properly raise and process silkworms, and to develop the difficult techniques of spinning and weaving silk. [2] [3] The area was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978. [2] [4] [5]

  9. Slot machine - Wikipedia

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    In other bonus rounds, the player is presented with several items on a screen from which to choose. As the player chooses items, a number of credits is revealed and awarded. Some bonuses use a mechanical device, such as a spinning wheel, that works in conjunction with the bonus to display the amount won. A candle is a light on top of the slot ...