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bobbin

The English word “bobbin” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

Borrowed from French bobine, recorded in English since 1530.

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