Netting-needle

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A long needle with pincers used for winding thread for the production of netting.

    "...the visitant was by no means new to the world, and knew perfectly well that Lady Anne had no more parliamentary influence than the netting-needle she was playing with..."

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"...the visitant was by no means new to the world, and knew perfectly well that Lady Anne had no more parliamentary influence than the netting-needle she was playing with..."

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