bobbin

[ bob-in ]

/ ˈbɒb ɪn /

a reel, cylinder, or spool upon which yarn or thread is wound, as used in spinning, machine sewing, lacemaking, etc.

Electricity.

a spoollike form around which a coil of insulated wire is wound to provide an inductance.
the coil itself.

Origin of bobbin

1520–30; < Middle French bobine hank of thread, perhaps bob- an expressive base akin to bob² + -ine -ine²

Howard Cosell once said to me, “Bobbin, you have a face for radio and a voice for print.”

The Only Sportscaster That Mattered: New Biography of Howard Cosell |Robert Lipsyte |November 20, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Then he sends his shuttle, containing a bobbin full of thread, sliding across over the odd threads and under the even.

Makers of Many Things |Eva March Tappan
Malicorne unfolded the piece of paper, which had been wrapped round the bobbin.

The Vicomte de Bragelonne |Alexandre Dumas
Loop the silver wire over his horns, and touch him with the bobbin the way you want him to go.

Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country |Joel Chandler Harris

She was not sad, however, only so extremely glad for Bobbin's sake and for her own.

The Camp Fire Girls in After Years |Margaret Vandercook
Bobbin's face worked strangely, there was a kind of throbbing in her ears and her lips moved.

The Camp Fire Girls in After Years |Margaret Vandercook

bobbin

/ (ˈbɒbɪn) /

a spool or reel on which thread or yarn is wound, being unwound as required; spool; reel

narrow braid or cord used as binding or for trimming

a device consisting of a short bar and a length of string, used to control a wooden door latch

a spool on which insulated wire is wound to form the coil of a small electromagnetic device, such as a bell or buzzer
the coil of such a spool

(plural) British slang matter that is worthless or of inferior quality; rubbish

C16: from Old French bobine, of unknown origin