noun
small, typically cylindrical object around which thread is wound for use in sewing or weaving
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The seamstress carefully wound the thread around the bobbins before starting to sew.
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I can't find any spare bobbins for my sewing machine, do you have any?
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I'm all bobbinsed up with this project, it's taking forever to finish!
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Her mind was a jumble of thoughts, like a tangled mess of bobbins.