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bobbins

noun

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. (haberdashery) A fine cord or narrow braid.
  5. Crap, rubbish, something worthless or nonsensical

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data