A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled. / In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread.

plural of bobbin

(Lancashire, Manchester, slang) crap, rubbish, something worthless or nonsensical

A form of hand-made lace in which the thread is wound around bobbins on a padded cushion; pillow lace

A road-laying armoured tracked fighting vehicle that carries a spool of fabric to be used as a road surface over loose ground that tanks have difficulty crossing.

plural of bobbin tank

plural of bobbin lace