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bobbin

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noun

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The correct spelling is bobbin. A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled. For example: "Wind the bobbin, place it in the machine, and raise the thread."

Usage Examples

Wind the bobbin, place it in the machine, and raise the thread.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
  2. 2.In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread.
  3. 3.The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch.
  4. 4.(haberdashery) A fine cord or narrow braid.

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