bobbin

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bobine, recorded in English since 1530. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɒbɪn === Noun === bobbin (plural bobbins) A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled. Jan. 8, 2004, Machine Design Magazine, p. 108 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. The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch. (haberdashery) A fine cord or narrow braid. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====