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BOBBIN

A bobbin is a reel or other similar contrivance for holding thread. It is often a cylindrical piece of wood or plastic with a head, on which thread is wound for making lace; or a spool with a head at one or both ends, intended to have thread or yarn wound on it, and used in spinning machinery (when it is slipped on a spindle and revolves therewith) and in sewing-machines (applied within the shuttle).
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