noun
Meaning 1
A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
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noun
A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
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noun
In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread.
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noun
The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch.
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noun
A fine cord or narrow braid.
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Qualifier: haberdashery
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noun
a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: spool, reel
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Broader terms: winder
Narrower terms: filature, shuttle
History
Borrowed from French bobine, recorded in English since 1530.
Across languages
113 source translations are retained for this English entry.