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bobbin

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bobbin/ˈbɒbɪn/

▶noun

1 a cylinder, cone, or reel holding thread or yarn.

2 a small bar attached to a string used for raising a door latch.

– origin C16: from Fr. bobine.

'bobbin' also found in these Oxford entries:

bobbinet - bobbin lace - Chantilly lace - panic - ratchet - Shetland lace - shuttle - spindle - torchon - Valenciennes

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