knitting needle
noun
: one of two or more long, thin, usually metal or plastic sticks that are pointed at one end and used for knitting
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Then decades passed without my touching a knitting needle.
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Jane E. Brody, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
The needle used to give them nutrition was less than 2 millimeters in diameter, about the size of a thin knitting needle.
—Paula Newton, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
Jane E. Brody, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
The needle used to give them nutrition was less than 2 millimeters in diameter, about the size of a thin knitting needle.
—Paula Newton, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
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“Knitting needle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knitting%20needle. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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