Category:Spool

Spool, n. Etym: [oe. spole, od. spoele, d. spoel; akin to g. spule, Ohg. spuola, dan. & sw. spole.]

Defn: 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.

Spool Spool, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spooled; p. pr. & vb. n. Spooling.]

Defn: to wind on a spool or spools.