(Heb. pelek, a “circle”), the instrument used for twisting threads by a whirl (Prov. 31:19).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915
dis'-taf (pelekh): This word occurs once in Pr 31:19; "spindle" is found in the same passage. In the Revised Version (British and American) the meanings of the two words have been exchanged. See SPINNING.