dealgan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of spindle, around which the cord is rolled as it is made, afterwards being slipped off the end by removing the whorl.

Word forms

dealgan dealgans

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic dealgan (“spindle”).

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