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Cotton ball   /kˈɑtən bɔl/   Listen
Cotton ball

noun
1.
A fungus disease of cranberries.





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... Spinner. This man used to put a ball of cotton on a stick, and then he pulled out a bit of the cotton without breaking it, and tied it to another little stick with a weight on it. Then he twisted the weight, and set it a-spinning; and as it span, he held the cotton ball in one hand, and pulled out the cotton with the other, working it between finger and thumb to keep it fine. Thus the spindle went on spinning, and the cotton went on twisting, until it was twisted into thread. That ...
— The Talking Thrush - and Other Tales from India • William Crooke


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