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bobbin

[bob-in] / ˈbɒb ɪn /


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And how long before this hyperbaric, ultrasonic sewing machine spins a bobbin?

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

In the adjoining bathroom, you’ll find brass switchplates and a hand-drawn and -painted black-and-white encaustic tile inspired by European antique bobbin furniture legs.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2025

You get to peek over the lacemaker’s shoulder: She is making bobbin lace, one of the most expensive commodities of early modern Europe.

From New York Times Dec. 8, 2022

So with a bobbin of freshly spun Manchester cotton in hand, we headed 45 miles north to Blackburn.

From BBC Dec. 26, 2017

I untied the bobbin and held it out for her to see.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff




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