Bobbin
WordNet
noun
(1) A winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
WiktionaryText
Noun
- 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.
- Jan. 8, 2004, Machine Design Magazine, p. 108
- In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread.
- Wind the bobbin, place it in the machine, and raise the thread.