Definition of "bobbin" [bob•bin]

• A spool or reel that holds thread or yarn for spinning, weaving, knitting, sewing, or making lace. (noun)
• Narrow braid formerly used as trimming. (noun)

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• ""I'm what they call a bobbin-girl -- I tie the threads on the bobbins when they are empty.""
• "With nice thread in bobbin and on the top of the machine, either do some FMQ, or just stich some simple lines, etc."
• "The bobbin is wound: and there are fifty-nine precious hours to be lived through before – meeting the seven o'clock postman as he pedals eastward across the Marsh with the sun in his eyes – one need begin to unwind it again."