Bobbin Definition

bŏbĭn
bobbins
noun
bobbins
A reel or spool for thread or yarn, used in spinning, weaving, machine sewing, etc.
Webster's New World
A small notched pin of wood, bone, or ivory, used in making bobbin lace.
Webster's New World
Narrow braid formerly used as trimming.
American Heritage

A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.

Wiktionary

The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Bobbin

Noun

Singular:
bobbin
Plural:
bobbins

Origin of Bobbin

  • From French bobine, recorded in English since 1530

    From Wiktionary

  • French bobine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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