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Meaning of "bobbin" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOBBIN

From Old French bobine, of unknown origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BOBBIN

bobbin  [ˈbɒbɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOBBIN

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Bobbin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOBBIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bobbin

A bobbin is a spindle or cylinder, with or without flanges, on which wire, yarn, thread or film is wound. Bobbins are typically found in sewing machines, cameras, and within electronic equipment. In non-electrical applications the bobbin is used for tidy storage without tangles. In electrical applications a coil of wire carrying a current has important magnetic properties. As used in spinning, weaving, knitting, sewing, or lacemaking, the bobbin provides temporary or permanent storage for yarn and may be made of plastic, metal, bone or wood. Bobbin lacemaking is a handcraft which requires the winding of yarn onto a temporary storage spindle made of wood, previously bone, often turned on a lathe. Many lace designs use dozens of bobbins at any one time. Exotic woods are extremely popular with contemporary lacemakers. Both traditional and contemporary bobbins may be decorated with designs, inscriptions, or pewter or wire inlays. Often, the bobbins are 'spangled' to provide additional weight to keep the thread in tension. A hole is drilled near the base to enable glass beads and other ornaments to be attached by a loop of wire.

Definition of bobbin in the English dictionary

The first definition of bobbin in the dictionary is a spool or reel on which thread or yarn is wound, being unwound as required; spool; reel. Other definition of bobbin is narrow braid or cord used as binding or for trimming. Bobbin is also a device consisting of a short bar and a length of string, used to control a wooden door latch.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOBBIN


bilirubin
ˌbɪlɪˈruːbɪn
bin
bɪn
cabin
ˈkæbɪn
carabin
ˈkærəbɪn
dobbin
ˈdɒbɪn
Dobbyn
ˈdɒbɪn
dustbin
ˈdʌstˌbɪn
haemoglobin
ˌhiːməʊˈɡləʊbɪn
hemoglobin
ˌhiːməˈɡləʊbɪn
Jacobin
ˈdʒækəbɪn
might-have-been
ˈmaɪtəvˌbɪn
Reuben
ˈruːbɪn
robbin
ˈrɒbɪn
robin
ˈrɒbɪn
round-robin
ˌraʊndˈrɒbɪn
Ruben
ˈruːbɪn
sabin
ˈsæbɪn
sin-bin
ˈsɪnbɪn
thrombin
ˈθrɒmbɪn
turbine
ˈtɜːbɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOBBIN

bobbed
bobbejaan
bobber
bobberies
bobbery
bobbery pack
bobbies
bobbin lace
bobbinet
bobbing
bobbins
bobbish
bobbitt
bobble
bobble hat
bobblehead
bobbly
bobby
bobby calf
bobby pin

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOBBIN

arabin
bargain bin
globin
haptoglobin
Harbin
inhibin
litter bin
log cabin
loony bin
myoglobin
nubbin
oxyhemoglobin
pedal bin
prothrombin
Rabin
round robin
Scriabin
sin bin
wake-robin
Yibin

Synonyms and antonyms of bobbin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bobbin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOBBIN

Find out the translation of bobbin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bobbin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bobbin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

筒子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bobina
570 millions of speakers

English

bobbin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अटेरन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بكرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бобины
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bobina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঢেরা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bobine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bobbin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spule
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボビン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보빈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bobbin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

suốt chỉ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாப்பின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ससाणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bobin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bobina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szpulki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бобіни
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bobină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπομπίνα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spole
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spolen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bobbin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOBBIN»

The term «bobbin» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.949 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOBBIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bobbin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOBBIN»

Discover the use of bobbin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bobbin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lessons in Bobbin Lacemaking
A Swedish bobbin winder and three pricking devices. All the prickers have a chuck in the end to hold a regular sewing needle. The one at left is a Danish pricker with room in the screw-top handle for extra needles. The center one is meant to ...
Doris Southard, 2012
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The bobbin girl
A ten-year-old bobbin girl working in a textile mill in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1830s, must make a difficult decision--will she participate in the first workers' strike in Lowell?
Emily Arnold McCully, 1996
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The Bobbin Lace Manual
Step-by-step instructions, carefully graded projects for creating Torchon, Bedfordshire, Braided, Modern, other exquisite laces. 26 patterns including motifs for bookmarks, edgings, inserts, corners, medallions. 229 illustrations, including ...
Geraldine Stott, 1989
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The Book of Bobbin Lace Stitches
An illustrated guide to bobbin lace techniques.
Bridget M. Cook, Geraldine Stott, 2002
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The Technique of Bobbin Lace
Authoritative, comprehensive manual-completely revised-includes hundreds of visual instructions and clearly worded text for creating Torchon, Bedfordshire and other exquisite laces.
Pamela Nottingham, 1995
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Beginner's Guide to Bobbin Lace
To the uninitiated, a lace pillow set up with dozens of bobbins looks very complicated, but this manual shows the simplicity of the basic moves: only four bobbins are in use at any one time, and there are only two moves—twist and cross.
Gillian Dye, Adrienne Thunder, 2007
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Bobbin Lace: An Illustrated Guide to Traditional and ...
Knotting, plaiting, and weaving onavertical warp all claimtobe forerunnersof bobbin lace—itis quitepossiblethat indifferent countries bobbin lacedeveloped from different techniques.Simple networkand plaiting were almost universally known all ...
Brigita Fuhrmann, 2012
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50 Dutch Bobbin Lace Patterns: Withof and Duchesse
A pattern book compiled to suit every skill level, and offering lacemakers advice and suggestions for customizing any of the 50 designs for their own personal use.
Yvonne Scheele-Kerkhof, 2003
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Beginning Bobbin Lace
This guide to the craft of bobbin lace assumes no prior knowledge and no previous skills.
Gilian Dye, 1995
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The works of Tim Bobbin, Esq. in prose and verse: with a ...
with a memoir of the author Tim Bobbin, John Corry. one ef the principal inns at Rochdale, with the lowest price affixed to it; the inn-keeper willingly became his agent, and Mr. Collier no way deficient in grateful acknowledgments, commonly ...
Tim Bobbin, John Corry, 1819

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOBBIN»

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Ex-detective disarms Burnley drug addict knifeman
... at 7pm, Mr Jones was driving along Padiham Road, Burnley, and as he passed the Tim Bobbin pub, he noticed the defendant and thought he ... «Pendle Today, Jul 15»
2
For Penn & Teller, 'Fool Us' is 'like being thrown out of an airplane'
By Jay Bobbin. Jul 06th, 2015. penn-teller-fool-us-season-2-the-cw. Penn & Teller are as surprised as they are pleased to still be making magic for The CW. «Zap2it.com, Jul 15»
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Jon Stewart won?t be ?Daily? much longer
By Jay Bobbin / Zap2it. Published Jul 7, 2015 at 12:02AM. Q: When is Jon Stewart's last program on “The Daily Show”? — Mike Grant, Grand Junction, Colorado. «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»
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Longarm threading sewing hack
I was using white on both pieces as I had to fill another bobbin threading longarm re 3 and the only white cone of thread I had was on the ... «ChicagoNow, Jul 15»
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Bygones: Survival of fittest was unwritten rule for June and the …
I was yarn-twisting, bobbin on top, two strands of bobbin down and on to a spindle which made it double the strength." The routine suited her ... «Derby Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Volvo Operators Club reaches new milestones at Plantworx 2015
The first challenge was 'Labyrinth' and those taking part had to guide a bobbin that was connected to the machine with a piece of elastic ... «Agg-Net, Jul 15»
7
A patriotic look, with shine
508-650-9539, www.bostoninteriors.com. “Bobbin” chair, $499.95 at Pier 1 Imports, 1351 Beacon St., Brookline 617-232-9627, www.pier1.com. «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
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Reflection: 'Senufo,' at St. Louis Art Museum, shows the wellspring of …
This is a world that, on a most basic level, transforms a bobbin or a hand-held pulley from the utilitarian to the magical. The magic is magnified ... «St. Louis Public Radio, Jul 15»
9
July activities at North Blue Springs Library
... super duo combines elements of funk, soul and rock n' roll to create an original, high energy sound that gets heads bobbin' and hips shakin'. «Blue Springs Examiner, Jul 15»
10
Micro-encapsulated alcohol can fight global warming
... carbon paper; a lockstitch bobbin-less sewing machine; an umbrella with interchangeable snap-on covers to coordinate with the user's outfit; ... «Seacoastonline.com, Jul 15»

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