up-twister

up-twister
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: a textile machine with upward feeds that is used to add twist to single yarns without plying them — compare down-twister

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  • twister — (n.) 1570s, one who spins thread, agent noun from TWIST (Cf. twist) (v.). Meaning tornado is attested from 1881, American English …   Etymology dictionary

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