bobbins
nounUK /ˈbɒbɪnz/
US /ˈbɑːbɪnz/
Bobbins are small round things that hold thread for sewing.
She wound the blue thread onto two bobbins before starting to sew.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In British slang, 'bobbins' means silly or of poor quality.
That film was completely bobbins, so we left early.
3. Small weights or beads used to make lace.
The lacemaker moved the bobbins quickly across the pillow.
4. Plural of bobbin, a small spool in a sewing machine.
He replaced the empty bobbins in the machine.