bobbin

ˈbɑbɪn

Definition

Definition of bobbin - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sewing

Rare

spool or reel for winding thread or yarn

Rare

The bobbin was full of colorful yarn.

reel

spool

textile

TECH.

spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled

TECH.

The electrician used a bobbin for the copper wire.

cylinder

reel

spool

electronics

TECH.

spool for winding insulated wire in electromagnetic devices

TECH.

The bell's bobbin needed rewinding.

coil

reel

spool

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Images of bobbin

spool or reel for winding thread or yarn
spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled
spool for winding insulated wire in electromagnetic devices

Expressions with bobbin

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bobbin lace

lace made by winding thread on bobbins

She learned to make bobbin lace from her grandmother.

Origin of bobbin

French, bobine (small reel)

Terms with bobbin included in their meaning

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Mechlin lace

textiles

type of fine bobbin lace from Mechlin, Belgium

turnagain

craft

movement of bobbin in lace making

Valenciennes lace

textiles

bobbin lace with intricate floral patterns

Examples of bobbin in a sentence

The sewing machine jammed because the bobbin was tangled.
She wound the thread around the bobbin.
The sewing machine needed a new bobbin.
The technician replaced the damaged bobbin.
A spare bobbin was found in the toolbox.

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French:bobine, canette, ...
German:Spule, Drahtspule, ...
Italian:bobina, ...
Spanish:bobina, cilindro, ...
Portuguese:bobina, carretel, ...
Chinese:线轴, 绕线筒, ...
Japanese:ボビン, ...
Arabic:بَكَرَة, ...
Hebrew:סְלִיל, ...
Russian:шпулька, ...
Ukrainian:шпулька, бобіна, ...
Hindi:बॉबिन, रिल, ...
Bengali:ববিন, স্পুল, ...
Catalan:canilla, cilindre, ...
Czech:cívka, kostřička, ...
Danish:spole, trådspole, ...
Dutch:spoel, klos, ...
Greek:μπομπίνα, κύλινδρος, ...
Hungarian:orsó, tekercs, ...
Khmer:បូប៊ីន, ស្ពូល, ...
Korean:보빈, 실린, ...
Persian:قرقره, بوبین, ...
Polish:szpulka, bębenek, ...
Portuguese (BR):bobina, ...
Romanian:mosor, bobină, ...
Swedish:spole, bobin, ...
Thai:กระสวย, ม้วนลวด, ...
Turkish:makara, tel makarası, ...
Vietnamese:suốt chỉ, trục cuộn, ...

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