bobbin.
A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
Meaning & usage
A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread.
Wind the bobbin, place it in the machine, and raise the thread.
The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch.
A fine cord or narrow braid.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French bobine, recorded in English since 1530.
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