bobbin

Meaning

1. A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
2. In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread.
3. The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch.
4. A fine cord or narrow braid.

Synonyms

spool

reel

spindle

shuttle

coil

roll

inductance

inductance coil

inductor

loop

➿

parallel circle

quill

radius

roller

spoke

winder

woodwind

wooden pipe

pirn

electric coil

shuttle winder

sparking coil

coil curl

ball

winding tube

baluster

bolt

comb

cop

👮

ignition coil

Etymology

Borrowed from French bobine, recorded in English since 1530.