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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Spool

/(spo͞ol)/ · IPA /spuːl/
01 n. A piece of cane or reed with a knot at each end, or a hollow cylinder of wood with a ridge at each end, used to wind thread or yarn upon.
  1. 1.
    A piece of cane or reed with a knot at each end, or a hollow cylinder of wood with a ridge at each end, used to wind thread or yarn upon.
Phrases & compounds
Spool stand — an article holding spools of thread, turning on pins, -- used by women at their work.
02 v. t. To wind on a spool or spools.
imp. & p. p. Spooled; p. pr. & vb. n. Spooling
  1. 1.
    To wind on a spool or spools.