- a reel, cylinder, or spool upon which yarn or thread is wound, as used in spinning, machine sewing, lacemaking, etc.
- Electricity.
- a spoollike form around which a coil of insulated wire is wound to provide an inductance.
- the coil itself.
- a spool or reel on which thread or yarn is wound, being unwound as required; spool; reel
- narrow braid or cord used as binding or for trimming
- a device consisting of a short bar and a length of string, used to control a wooden door latch
- a spool on which insulated wire is wound to form the coil of a small electromagnetic device, such as a bell or buzzer
- the coil of such a spool
- matter that is worthless or of inferior quality; rubbish
