bobbin
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bobbin
Rhymes with -ɒbɪn
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French bobine, recorded in English since 1530.
noun bobbins
- A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled. Ignition coils using a bobbin molded from high-performance polyester withstand open-circuit bench tests to 70kV.
- In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread. Wind the bobbin, place it in the machine, and raise the thread.
- The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch. She went from the linhay and boldly pulled the bobbin of the fuel-house door.
- A fine cord or narrow braid.
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noun spool around which wire or thread is coiled
| Español | bobina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 실패 silpae, 보빈 bobin |
| 日本語 | ボビン bobin |
| 中文 | 線軸 /线轴 xiànzhóu |
| हिन्दी | तकला taklā, तकली taklī |
| Português | bobina, carretel |
| Français | bobine |
| Deutsch | Spule, Rolle |
| Italiano | bobina |
| Ελληνικά | καρούλι karoúli |
| Română | bobină |
| Русский | кату́шка katúška, боби́на bobína, шпу́лька špúlʹka |
| Tiếng Việt | ống chỉ, suốt chỉ |
| العربية | بَكَرَة bakara |
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