bob·bin (b b  n)n. 1. A spool or reel that holds thread or yarn for spinning, weaving, knitting, sewing, or making lace. 2. Narrow braid formerly used as trimming. [French bobine.] |
bobbin [ˈbɒbɪn]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a spool or reel on which thread or yarn is wound, being unwound as required; spool; reel
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) narrow braid or cord used as binding or for trimming
3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a device consisting of a short bar and a length of string, used to control a wooden door latch
4. (Physics / General Physics)
a. a spool on which insulated wire is wound to form the coil of a small electromagnetic device, such as a bell or buzzer
b. the coil of such a spool
5. (plural) Brit slang matter that is worthless or of inferior quality; rubbish
[from Old French bobine, of unknown origin]
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bobbin - a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound Translations
n bobbin [ˈbobin]
a (usually wooden) reel or spool for winding thread etc There's no thread left on the bobbin. spoel بَكَرَةِ الخيطان، كَبْكوبَه макара cívka, špulka trisse; garnspole die Spule μασούρι bobina, carrete, canilla pool قرقره kela bobine סְלִיל सिलाई मशीन की फिरकी špula orsó kumparan þráðarkefli, spóla bobina 糸巻き 얼레, 보빈 špūlė spole gelendong spoel (garn-/undertråd)spole szpula carro de linhas bobină катушка cievka motek kalem spole, rulle, bobin กระสวยด้าย bobin, masura 線軸 котушка; шпулька پھرکی ، چرخی ، رِیل ống chỉ 筒管
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