Which preposition to use with spindles

of Occurrences 18%

It has built cities, bridged rivers, united continents, and sent the myriad spindles of trade whirring under a thousand changing skies.

with Occurrences 3%

"One who delights in the labour of the distaff, and beguiles the hours of labour with a song: her duties assume an air of virtuous beauty when she is busied at the wheel and the spindle with her maids.

in Occurrences 3%

To take another example in the case of a mill for twisting cotton yarn into thread:In this mill there are 27 frames with 96 common throstle spindles in each, making in all 2592 spindles.

by Occurrences 3%

Minerva, skilful goddess, train'd the maid To twirl the spindle by the twisting thread, To fix the loom, instruct the reeds to part, Cross the long weft, and close the web with art: An useful gift; but what profuse expense, What world of fashions, took its rise from hence!

on Occurrences 2%

The spindle on which the valve is mounted revolves with the governor pulley, and consequently never sticks.

from Occurrences 2%

I became mad, and drew the loose iron spindle from the shrunken wood of the windlass.

through Occurrences 1%

The fire which dressed his victuals, pumped up, by means of a steam engine, water for the kitchen turned one or more spits, as well as two or three mills for grinding pepper, salt, &c.; and then, by a spindle through the wall, worked a churn in the dairy, and cleaned the knives: the forks, indeed, were still cleaned by hand; but he said he did not despair of effecting this operation in time, by machinery.

than Occurrences 1%

There have been such women, and I believe there will be to the end of time, as there have been effeminate men who have been better adapted to the distaff and the spindle than to the sword or to statesmanship.

for Occurrences 1%

In the garret I saw the spindles for spinning cotton and wool, and the hand looms for weaving the homespun.

per Occurrences 1%

Spinning frames are usually double-sided, and each side may contain any practicable number of spindles; 64 to 80 spindles per side are common numbers.

during Occurrences 1%

Each spindle is driven separately by means of a tape or band which passes partially round the driving cylinder and the driven whorl of the spindle, and a constant relation obtains between the delivery of the yarn and the speed of the spindle during the operation of spinning any fixed count or type of yarn.

Which preposition to use with  spindles