| coil1 (kɔɪl) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to wind or gather (ropes, hair, etc) into loops or (of rope, hair, etc) to be formed in such loops |
| 2. | (intr) to move in a winding course |
| —n | |
| 3. | something wound in a connected series of loops |
| 4. | a single loop of such a series |
| 5. | an arrangement of pipes in a spiral or loop, as in a condenser |
| 6. | See also induction coil an electrical conductor wound into the form of a spiral, sometimes with a soft iron core, to provide inductance or a magnetic field |
| 7. | an intrauterine contraceptive device in the shape of a coil |
| 8. | the transformer in a petrol engine that supplies the high voltage to the sparking plugs |
| [C16: from Old French coillir to collect together; see | |
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |