noun
A traditional device for spinning thread or yarn from fibers. Cross-referenced with 糸車 (いとぐるま), a more common synonym.
See also: 糸車 (いとぐるま)
祖母は糸繰り車で糸を紡いでいた。
My grandmother used to spin thread with a spinning wheel.
Standard kanji spelling for 'spinning wheel'.
Variant spelling without the okurigana り; less common but still used.
More common word for 'spinning wheel'. 糸繰り車 is a less frequent variant with the same meaning.
Compound of 糸 (いと, 'thread'), 繰り (くり, 'reeling' or 'winding'), and 車 (ぐるま, 'wheel').