spinning-wheels

I heard the hum of spinning-wheels from many of the houses, for these industrious women spin their household linen, and the gray homespun in which the men are clothed.

The Englishwoman in America 2007

Leisure is gone — gone where the spinning-wheels are gone, and the pack-horses, and the slow waggons, and the pedlars, who brought bargains to the door on sunny afternoons.

Adam Bede 2004

When the King sent for his twelve huntsmen next morning they walked through the ante-room without even casting a glance at the spinning-wheels.

The Green Fairy Book 2003

At the doors of our houses we sat with our spinning-wheels, and we looked out across the fields that were once ours to labour in — and were contented.

Woman and Labour 2003

The King liked the advice, and had the spinning-wheels placed in the ante-chamber.

Household Tales 2003

The King was pleased with the advice, and desired twelve spinning-wheels to be placed in his ante-chamber.

The Green Fairy Book 2003

Our spinning-wheels are all broken; in a thousand huge buildings steam-driven looms, guided by a few hundred thousands of hands

Woman and Labour 2003

Have I not a hundred maidens to keep at work at spinning-wheels and needles?

Woman and Labour 2003

We do not ask that our ancient spinning-wheels be again resuscitated and placed in our hands; we do not demand that our old grindstones and hoes be returned to us, or that man should again betake himself entirely to his ancient province of war and the chase, leaving to us all domestic and civil labour.

Woman and Labour 2003

Then the King said once more to the Lion: ‘You have deceived me again; they are men, for they never once looked at the spinning-wheels.’

The Green Fairy Book 2003