spiller

• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1988
• Subjects: English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/52960

spill n The spinning wheels found in Newfoundland consist of a bench usually mounted on three legs approximately two feet high. the bench itself is approximately six feet in length. On each of this bench are poles extending vertically. On the top of one of the poles a large wheel is mounted that is able to freely turn. The top of the opposite post contains a type of distaff, which extends at a ninety degree angle to the length of the bench. This rod, when found on a spinning wheel, is known as a spindle. In Newfoundland, several variations of this word occur: spinner (Conception Harbour, .and spill (Cupids,.) The spindle is merely a long rod made of wood or metal, usually six to eight inches long, (up and one-quarter of an inch in diameter. One end of the spindle tapers down into a point. PRINTED ITEM DNe Sup Refile JUL 2 1988 [check] WK G.M. Story Used I Used I 1 Not used spill, spiller Card marked DNE Sup, but not used.