\Spin"ning\,
a. & n. from {Spin}.
{Spinning gland} (Zo["o]l.), one of the glands which form the
   material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other
   larv[ae].
{Spinning house}, formerly a common name for a house of
   correction in England, the women confined therein being
   employed in spinning.
{Spinning jenny} (Mach.), an engine or machine for spinning
   wool or cotton, by means of a large number of spindles
   revolving simultaneously.
{Spinning mite} (Zo["o]l.), the red spider.
{Spinning wheel}, a machine for spinning yarn or thread, in
   which a wheel drives a single spindle, and is itself
   driven by the hand, or by the foot acting on a treadle.