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  2. Spinner's weasel - Wikipedia

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    Spinner's weasel or clock reel is a mechanical yarn-measuring device consisting of a spoked wheel with gears attached to a pointer on a marked face (which resembles a clock) and an internal mechanism that makes a "pop" sound after the desired length of yarn is measured (usually a skein). The pointer allows the spinner to see how close they are ...

  3. Fishing reel - Wikipedia

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    Parts of a spinning reel: 1: Pick up or bail 2: Reel seat 3: Reel foot 4: Handle 5: Support arm 6: Anti-reverse lever 7: Skirted spool 8: Fishing line 9: Drag adjustment knob A fishing reel is a hand- cranked reel used in angling to wind and stow fishing line , [ 1 ] typically mounted onto a fishing rod , but may also be used on compound bows ...

  4. Distaff - Wikipedia

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    This version is the older of the two, as spindle spinning predates spinning on a wheel. A distaff can also be mounted as an attachment to a spinning wheel. On a wheel, it is placed next to the bobbin, where it is in easy reach of the spinner. This version is shorter, but otherwise does not differ from the spindle version.

  5. Pullstring - Wikipedia

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    Japanese spinning tops with pullstrings. A pullstring (pull string, pull-string), pullcord (pull cord, pull-cord), or pullchain (pull-chain, pull chain) is a string, cord, or chain wound on a spring-loaded spindle that engages a mechanism when it is pulled. It is most commonly used in toys and motorized equipment. More generally and commonly, a ...

  6. The best orthopedic shoes in 2025, according to experts - AOL

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    Give your feet and legs a break from common conditions like plantar fasciitis with these top orthopedic shoes from brands like KLAW, OOfos, Vionic and Hoka.

  7. ABU Garcia - Wikipedia

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    Fishing lures made by ABU in the 1960s. Photographed at the ABU Museum in Svängsta. ABU Garcia introduced a series of fishing reels and related products in the beginning of the 1950s. The Swedish built ABU 444, the company's first spinning reel, was introduced in 1955, followed in 1965 by the first model of the Cardinal series of spinning reels.

  8. Cue mark - Wikipedia

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    A pair of cue marks is used to signal the projectionist that a particular reel of a movie is ending, as most movies presented on film come to theaters on several reels of film lasting about 14 to 20 minutes each (the positive print rolls themselves are either 1,000 feet or, more commonly, 2,000 feet, nominally 11.11 or 22.22 minutes, absolute ...

  9. Fishing rod - Wikipedia

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    Unlike bait casting and spin casting reels, the spinning reel hangs beneath the rod rather than sitting on top, and is held in place with a sliding or locking reel seat. The fisherman's second and third fingers straddle the "leg" of the reel where it is attached to the reel seat on the rod, and the weight of the reel hangs beneath the rod ...