Which preposition to use with bobbin

in Occurrences 5%

Rain or shine, these two places are sure to be black with people, for here they may see the trains shuttle by, like long bobbins in a loom that never ceases from its weavingtrains going west loaded with soldiers and naval reservists bound for the front, and trains headed east bearing prisoners and wounded.

on Occurrences 5%

Some point, Valenciennes, and Guipure laces are made on a cushion by hand, with bobbins on which the thread is wound, the pins for giving the desired pattern to the lace being stuck into the cushion.

of Occurrences 5%

Snow-White looked out of the window, and said, "Good day, good woman; what have you to sell?" "Good wares, fine wares," replied she; "laces and bobbins of all colors."

from Occurrences 3%

The lower part of the instrument is again attached to the silk thread, which is cunningly wound on coned bobbins from which the balloon unwinds it without hitch or friction as it ascends.

without Occurrences 2%

The machine can make a bundle about 200 yards long, which can be removed off the bobbin without unwinding with the greatest facility.

into Occurrences 1%

For the jute trade, the bulk of the warp yarn is wound from the spinning bobbin on to large rolls or spools which contain from 7 to 8 lb. of yarn; the weft is wound from the spinning bobbin into cops which weigh approximately 4 to 8 ounces.

for Occurrences 1%

On the loom I was most industrious, working from early in the morning often till ten, and sometimes later, at night; and she not only did all the house work, but wound the bobbins for three weaversmyself, uncle, and grandfather; and yet, with all this apparently hard lot, these were happy days.

during Occurrences 1%

Thence the circuit runs to B. Within the coil, S, is a small hollow cylinder, T, of thin sheet iron, which is raised parallel with the axis of the bobbin during the passage of the current through the latter.

per Occurrences 1%

There is thus a constant length of yarn to be wound on the rove bobbin per minute, and the speed of the bobbin, which is driven independently of the spindle and flyer, is constant for any one series of rove coils on the bobbin.

through Occurrences 1%

(The Fateful Sisters slipped a bobbin through and tied a cunning knot.)

to Occurrences 1%

The bobbins, however, are raised gradually by the builder during the formation of each layer from the top of the bobbin to the bottom, and lowered gradually by the builder during the formation of each layer from bottom to top.

up Occurrences 1%

hedn't gut his i teeth cut cos he looked a kindo's though he 'd jest cum down, so he cal'lated to hook him in, but Hosy woodn't take none o his sarse for all he hed much as 20 Rooster's tales stuck onto his hat and eenamost enuf brass a bobbin up and down on his shoulders and figureed onto his coat and trousis, let alone wut nater hed sot in his featers, to make a 6 pounder out on.

with Occurrences 1%

In addition to the twisting frames the steam engine works 4 turning lathes, 3 polishing lathes, 2 American machines for turning small bobbins, two circular saws, one of 22 and the other of 14 inches diameter, and 24 bobbin heads or machines for filling the bobbins with finished thread.

within Occurrences 1%

Why is this, and how is it that a very big shuttle cannot be used, large enough, indeed, to accommodate any bobbin within itself?

at Occurrences 1%

The eyes of the flyers always rotate in the same horizontal plane, and hence the rove always passes to the bobbins at the same height from any fixed point.

Which preposition to use with  bobbin