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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
spinning
 
SYLLABICATION:spin·ning
PRONUNCIATION:  spnng
NOUN:1. The process of making fibrous material into yarn or thread. 2. The act of fishing with a light rod and a reel having a bail or similar device that guides the line around a stationary spool and that can be disengaged to let the line run freely, as when casting. Also called spin casting, spin fishing.
 
 
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