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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPOOL, n. [G.] A piece of cane or reed, or a hollow cylinder of wood with a ridge at each end; used by weavers to wind their yarn upon in order to slaie it and wind in on the beam. The spool is larger than the quill, on which yarn is wound for the shuttle. But in manufactories, the word may be differently applied.
SPOOL, v.t. To wind on spools.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound [syn: bobbin, spool, reel] v
1: transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage
2: wind onto a spool or a reel

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle English spole, from Middle Dutch spoele; akin to Old High German spuola spool Date: 14th century 1. 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 2. material or the amount of material wound on a spool II. verb Date: 1603 transitive verb 1. to wind on a spool 2. wind <spool the thread off the bobbin> 3. to regulate the transmission of by means of a spooler <spool data> intransitive verb 1. to wind itself on a spool 2. to be wound or unwound 3. to regulate data flow by means of a spooler

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a a reel for winding magnetic tape, photographic film, etc., on. b a reel for winding yarn or US thread on. c a quantity of tape, yarn, etc., wound on a spool. 2 the revolving cylinder of an angler's reel. --v.tr. wind on a spool. Etymology: ME f. OF espole or f. MLG spole, MDu. spoele, OHG spuolo, of unkn. orig.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Spool Spool, n. [OE. spole, OD. spoele, D. spoel; akin to G. spule, OHG. spuola, Dan. & Sw. spole.] A piece of cane or red 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. Spool stand, an article holding spools of thread, turning on pins, -- used by women at their work.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Spool Spool, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spooled; p. pr. & vb. n. Spooling.] To wind on a spool or spools.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(spools) A spool is a round object onto which thread, tape, or film can be wound, especially before it is put into a machine. = reel N-COUNT