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bobine.

bobbin

6 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɔ.bin/

  1. bobbin

    feminine

  2. reel, spool

    feminine

  3. drum

    feminine

  4. coil

    feminine

  5. ellipsis of bobine d'allumage (“ignition coil”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · feminine

  6. head, noggin; face

    colloquial · feminine
Where this word comes from

Probably from Latin balbus because of the noise it made.

verb/bɔ.bin/

  1. inflection of bobiner: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of bobiner: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Probably from Latin balbus because of the noise it made.

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