Webster's English Dictionary

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bobbin

bob.bin \'ba:b-*n\ n [origin unknown] 1a: any of various small round 
   devices on which threads are wound for worki ng handmade lace 1b: a 
   cylinder or spindle on which yarn or thread is wound  1c: a coil of 
   insulated wire or the reel it is wound on  2: a narrow cotton cord formerly 
   used by dressmakers for piping