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bobbin
a cylinder or cone for holding thread; a spool or reel
Not to be confused with:
spindle – a pin in a spinning wheel used for twisting and winding the thread; a pin bearing the bobbin for a spinning machine; a turned piece of wood used as a banister, chair leg, etc.
bob·bin
(bŏb′ĭn)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. (Textiles) a spool or reel on which thread or yarn is wound, being unwound as required; spool; reel
2. (Textiles) narrow braid or cord used as binding or for trimming
3. (Building) a device consisting of a short bar and a length of string, used to control a wooden door latch
4. (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) slang Brit matter that is worthless or of inferior quality; rubbish
[C16: from Old French bobine, of unknown origin]
bob•bin
(ˈbɒb ɪn)n.
a reel, cylinder, or spool upon which yarn or thread is wound, as used in spinning, machine sewing, and lacemaking.
[1520–30; < Middle French bobine hank of thread]
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| Noun | 1. |  bobbin - a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be woundfilature - a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread shuttle - bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads winder - mechanical device around which something can be wound |
Translations
بَكَرَةِ الخيطان، كَبْكوبَه
cívkašpulka
garnspoletrisse
puolasydän
òráîarkefli, spóla
špūlė
spole
bobinmasura
bobbin
(ˈbobin) noun a (usually wooden) reel or spool for winding thread etc. There's no thread left on the bobbin.