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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024spool /spul/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a rounded object on which something is wound, as on a sewing machine or tape player:to wind the loose film back on the spool.
v. [~ + object] - to wind on a spool.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spool (spo̅o̅l),USA pronunciation n. - any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
- Textilesa small cylindrical piece of wood or other material on which yarn is wound in spinning, for use in weaving;
a bobbin. - a small cylinder of wood or other material on which thread, wire, or tape is wound, typically expanded or with a rim at each end and having a hole lengthwise through the center.
- the material or quantity of material wound on such a device.
- Sport[Angling.]the cylindrical drum in a reel that bears the line.
v.t. - to wind on a spool.
- to unwind from a spool (usually fol. by off or out).
- Computingto operate (an input/output device) by using buffers in main and secondary storage.
v.i. - to wind.
- to unwind.
- Middle Dutch spoele or Middle Low German spōle; cognate with German Spule
- Middle English spole 1275–1325
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: spool /spuːl/ n - a device around which magnetic tape, film, cotton, etc, can be automatically wound, with plates at top and bottom to prevent it from slipping off
- anything round which other materials, esp thread, are wound
vb - (sometimes followed by up) to wind or be wound onto a spool or reel
Etymology: 14th Century: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German spuolo, Middle Dutch spoele |