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spool

/sˈpuːl/SPOOL
/sˈpul/SPOOL

Meaninga quill, spool

Common meaning: a reel for thread

Journey through time

  1. Middle Dutchspoele‘a quill’source
  2. Middle Englishspolesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa quill → a reel for threadspool‘a reel for thread’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Middle Dutch spoele ‘a quill, spool’.

Roots

  • spoele Middle Dutch “a quill, spool”

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