Assertion: spindle | /r/ObjectUse | used as aid
Facets:
value: for shaping a material
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: As nouns the difference between spindle and mandrel is that spindle is (spinning) a rod used for spinning and then winding natural fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread while mandrel is an object used as an aid for shaping a material, eg bending a pipe without creasing or kinking it.