How to pronounce bobbin
American English pronunciation
BOB-in
- IPA
- /ˈbɑbɪn/
- Syllables
- BOB · in (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What bobbin means
A small spool that holds thread in a sewing machine
In a sentence: Grandma wound blue thread onto the bobbin before she started sewing.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from French and has been used in English since 1530.
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