bobbin
noun/ˈbɒbɪn/
/ˈbɑːbɪn/
- a small device on which you wind thread, used, for example, in a sewing machine
- Wind the thread slowly and evenly onto the bobbin.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French bobine, of unknown origin.Want to learn more?
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