Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BOB'BIN
BOB'BIN, n. [Fr. bobine; D. babyn.]
A small pin or cylindrical piece of wood, with a head, on which thread is wound for making lace. A similar instrument, bored through to receive an iron pivot, and with a border at each end, is used in spinning, to wind thread or silk on; a spool.
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