bobbin

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bob⋅bin

[bob-in]

–noun

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

Electricity.

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

b.	the coil itself.

Origin:
1520–30; < MF bobine hank of thread, perh. bob- an expressive base akin to bob ² + -ine -ine ²

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bob·bin (bŏb'ĭn)

A spool or reel that holds thread or yarn for spinning, weaving, knitting, sewing, or making lace.
Narrow braid formerly used as trimming.

[French bobine.]

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Word Origin & History

bobbin

1530, from Fr. bobine, small instrument used in sewing or tapestry-making, probably connected with bobbinet "cotton net," or perhaps from L. balbus (see babble) for the stuttering, stammering noise it made.

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