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bobbin Noun a reel on which thread or yarn is wound [Old French bobine]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms 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 puola bobine סְלִיל सिलाई मशीन की फिरकी špula orsó kumparan þráðarkefli, spóla bobina 糸巻き 실패 špūlė spole gelendong spoel (garn-/undertråd)spole szpula carro de linhas bobină катушка cievka motek kalem spole, rulle, bobin กระสวยด้าย bobin, masura 筒管 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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