An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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1) A rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand-spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun (Dictionary.com).
2) → Spindle Galaxy.

M.E. spindel, O.E. spin(e)l, from spinnan, → spin.

Duk "spindle," variants dêk, dik, ultimately from Proto-Ir. *dau- "to run;" cf. Pers. dow-, davidan "to run" (Cheung 2007).

Same as → NGC 5866.

→ spindle; → galaxy.