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spinning

noun

Definition of SPINNING

:  a method of fishing in which a lure is cast by use of a light flexible rod, a spinning reel, and a light line
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First Known Use of SPINNING

1855

Rhymes with SPINNING

inning, winning

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31 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. spinning
  2. spin
  3. spinning band
  4. spinning count
  5. spinning dial
  6. spinning frame
  7. spinning gland
  8. spinning house
  9. spinning jenny
  10. spinning lathe
  11. spinning line
  12. spinning machine
  13. spinning mammilla
  14. spinning mite
  15. spinning reel
  16. spinning ring
  17. spinning rod
  18. spinning tube
  19. spinning wheel
  20. cap spinning
  21. continuous spinning
  22. frame spinning
  23. plumweb-spinning sawfly
  24. pot spinning
  25. ring spinning
  26. stretch spinning
  27. word-spinning
  28. spin in
  29. spin off
  30. spin out
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