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1. (n.) bobbin
a reel, cylinder, or spool upon which yarn or thread is wound, as used in spinning, machine sewing, and lacemaking.
Etymology: (1520–30; < MF bobine hank of thread)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) bobbin, spool, reel
a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
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1. (noun) bobbin
a small pin, or cylinder, formerly of bone, now most commonly of wood, used in the making of pillow lace. Each thread is wound on a separate bobbin which hangs down holding the thread at a slight tension
2. (noun) bobbin
a spool or reel of various material and construction, with a head at one or both ends, and sometimes with a hole bored through its length by which it may be placed on a spindle or pivot. It is used to hold yarn or thread, as in spinning or warping machines, looms, sewing machines, etc
3. (noun) bobbin
the little rounded piece of wood, at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch
4. (noun) bobbin
a fine cord or narrow braid
5. (noun) bobbin
a cylindrical or spool-shaped coil or insulated wire, usually containing a core of soft iron which becomes magnetic when the wire is traversed by an electrical current
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Sense: a (usually wooden) reel or spool for winding thread etc
There's no thread left on the bobbin.
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 Afrikaans: spoel |
 Arabic: بَكَرَةِ الخيطان، كَبْكوب |
 Bulgarian: макара |
 Brazilian: carretel |
 Czech: cívka, špulka |
 German: die Spule |
 Danish: trisse; garnspole |
 Greek: μασούρι |
 Spanish: bobina, carrete, canilla |
 Estonian: pool |
 Farsi: قرقره |
 Finnish: kela |
 French: bobine |
 Hebrew: סְלִיל |
 Hindi: सिलाई मशीन की फिरकी |
 Croatian: špula |
 Hungarian: orsó |
 Indonesian: kumparan |
 Icelandic: þráðarkefli, spóla |
 Italian: bobina |
 Japanese: 糸巻き |
 Korean: 얼레, 보빈 |
 Lithuanian: špūlė |
 Latvian: spole |
 Malay: gelendong |
 Dutch: spoel |
 Norwegian: (garn-/undertråd)spole |
 Polish: szpula |
 Persian: قرقره |
 Pashto: څرخ، ګوټک ، د ګنډلو ماشین |
 Portuguese: carro de linhas |
 Romanian: bobină |
 Russian: катушка |
 Slovak: cievka |
 Slovenian: motek |
 Serbian: kalem |
 Swedish: spole, rulle, bobin |
 Thai: กระสวยด้าย |
 Turkish: bobin, masura |
 Taiwanese: 線軸 |
 Ukrainian: котушка; шпулька |
 Urdu: پھرکی ، چرخی ، رِیل |
 Vietnamese: ống chỉ |
 Chinese: 线轴，绕线筒 |
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