The female line. A Saxon term. The spindle was the pin on which
the thread was wound from the spinning-wheel. (See Spear-Half.)
More on Spindle-half from Infoplease:
- Spindle-half - Spindle-half The female line. A Saxon term. The spindle was the pin on which the thread was wound ...
- Spear-half - Spear-half The male line. The female line was called by the Anglo-Saxons the Spindle-half (q.v.). ...
- Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: S - Definitions, origins, and illustrative excerpts for words, phases, and literary allusions starting with "S"
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