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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] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations bobbin [ˈbɒbɪn] n → spoletta, bobina; (of sewing machine) → rocchetto bobbin [ˈbɒbɪn] n → spoletta, bobina; (of sewing machine) → rocchetto 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Now and then one of the children would pause, as the recovered thread became inconveniently long, wind it on a bobbin, and start again with another short end. 'Good wares, fine wares,' said she; 'laces and bobbins of all colours. Our good child ransacked all her drawers, cupboards, reticules, and gimcrack boxes--passed in review all her gowns, fichus, tags, bobbins, laces, silk stockings, and fallals-- selecting this thing and that and the other, to make a little heap for Rebecca. |
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