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spool

Definition

  • noun: a round object that is made to have something (such as thread, wire, or tape) wrapped around it
  • noun: a cylindrical device which has a rim or ridge at each end and an axial hole for a pin or spindle and on which material (as thread, wire, or tape) is wound
  • verb: to wind on a spool
  • synonyms: reel, bobbin, quill

Examples

  • ('US') a 'spool' of thread [=('Brit') a cotton reel]

  • a 'spool' of film

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I put my arms around them and set them on my knees. And they was no blood coming out of they hair, and they's just fine. We all watched Mr. Jingles roll that spool. How we did laugh. Fit to bust, we was! John. They's lots of folks here that hate me. Lots! (..)
    1999 The Green Mile