eiteán — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bobbin noun A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
- shuttlecock noun A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games.
- spindle noun A slender rod used for spinning fiber into thread, or more generally, any rod or axis that something turns on.
Senses
eiteán is used for these senses in English:
- bobbin A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
- bobbin In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread.
- shuttlecock (countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.]
- spindle (spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.
bobbin — full definition
- noun A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
- noun In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread.
- noun The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch.
- noun A fine cord or narrow braid.
shuttlecock — full definition
- noun A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games.
- noun The game of badminton.