Definition of bobbin Bobbin

/bɑˈbʌn/ - [babun] - bob•bin

We found 11 definitions of bobbin from 6 different sources.

What does bobbin mean?

Noun Plural: bobbins
bobbin - a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
		spool, reel
		winder mechanical device around which something can be wound
		filature a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread

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bobbin (Noun)
A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
bobbin (Noun)
In a sewing machine , the small spool that holds the lower thread.

bobbin (n.)
A small pin, or cylinder, formerly of bone, now most commonly of wood, used in the making of pillow lace. Each thread is wound on a separate bobbin which hangs down holding the thread at a slight tension.
bobbin (n.)
A spool or reel of various material and construction, with a head at one or both ends, and sometimes with a hole bored through its length by which it may be placed on a spindle or pivot. It is used to hold yarn or thread, as in spinning or warping machines, looms, sewing machines, etc.
bobbin (n.)
The little rounded piece of wood, at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch.
bobbin (n.)
A fine cord or narrow braid.
bobbin (n.)
A cylindrical or spool-shaped coil or insulated wire, usually containing a core of soft iron which becomes magnetic when the wire is traversed by an electrical current.

bobbin
bob′in, n. a small piece of wood on which thread is wound.—n. Bobb′inet, a kind of fine netted lace made by machines. [Fr. bobine, prob. Celt.; cf. Gael. baban, a tassel.]

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