Bobbin

Etymology
From bobine, recorded in English since 1530

Noun

 * 1) A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
 * 2) * 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.
 * 1) In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread.
 * Wind the bobbin, place it in the machine, and raise the thread.

Derived terms

 * bobbinless
 * bobbinlike