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Hilatura (f)

(with) definite article: la
➺ remark(s) below

yarn, wound around a tenon/tuning slide to allow easy insertion and to prevent the escape of air

Identical types: 5
Lapping

Literally: "(the) art of spinning"; From "hilar" [to spin]; ➺ Hilatura (Winding).

Sources

García-Oliva Mascarós, Alfonso: Museo de la Gaita: catálogo de las cornemusas del Museo de la Gaita de Gijón. Gijón, s.a. [1992], p.163.