Meaning of 'shuttle'
Meaning of 'shuttle' (Webster Dictionary)
- An instrument used in weaving for passing or shooting the
thread of the woof from one side of the cloth to the other between the
threads of the warp.
- The sliding thread holder in a sewing machine, which carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread, to make a lock stitch.
- A shutter, as for a channel for molten metal. - To move backwards and forwards, like a shuttle.
- The sliding thread holder in a sewing machine, which carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread, to make a lock stitch.
- A shutter, as for a channel for molten metal. - To move backwards and forwards, like a shuttle.
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