[spool] n [ME spole, fr. MF or MD; MF espole, fr. MD spoele; akin to OHG spuola spool] (14c) 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
[2]spool vt (1603) 1: to wind on a spool
2: wind "~ the thread off the bobbin" ~ vi 1: to wind itself on a spool
2: wind