Spinner

n.	1.	One who, or that which, spins one skilled in spinning; a spinning machine.
	2.	A spider.
	3.	(Zool.) A goatsucker; - so called from the peculiar noise it makes when darting through the air.
	4.	(Zool.) A spinneret. Ring spinner a machine for spinning, in which the twist, given to the yarn by a revolving bobbin, is regulated by the drag of a small metal loop which slides around a ring encircling the bobbin, instead of by a throstle.

Noun	1.	spinner - someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads) Synonyms: thread maker, spinster
	2.	spinner - board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game
	3.	spinner - fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water

bait, birdlime, bola, cobweb, dragnet, fishhook, fly, gill net, ground bait, hook, jenny, jig, lariat, lasso, lime, lure, meshes, mule, net, noose, plug, pound net, purse seine, seine, silkworm, snare, sniggle, spider, spinning frame, spinning jenny, spinster, springe, squid, throstle, toils, trawl, wobbler

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