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noun

a reel, cylinder, or spool upon which yarn or thread is wound, as used in spinning, machine sewing, lacemaking, etc.

Electricity.

a spoollike form around which a coil of insulated wire is wound to provide an inductance.

the coil itself.

Origin:
1520–30; < Middle French bobine hank of thread, perhaps bob- an expressive base akin to bob² + -ine -ine²

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bobbin (ˈbɒbɪn)

—n
1.	a spool or reel on which thread or yarn is wound, being unwound as required; spool; reel
2.	narrow braid or cord used as binding or for trimming
3.	a device consisting of a short bar and a length of string, used to control a wooden door latch
4.	a. a spool on which insulated wire is wound to form the coil of a small electromagnetic device, such as a bell or buzzer
	b. the coil of such a spool
5.	slang (Brit) (plural) matter that is worthless or of inferior quality; rubbish

[C16: from Old French bobine, of unknown origin]

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bobbin

1520s, from Fr. bobine, small instrument used in sewing or tapestry-making, perhaps from L. balbus (see babble) for the stuttering, stammering noise it made.

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