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cotton reel

cotton reel noun: a spool, or bobbin used to keep cotton thread tidy.

Noun

cotton reel (plural cotton reels)

  1. A spool, or bobbin used to keep cotton thread tidy.
  2. A Scottish highland country dance. A 4x40 bar reel for 4 couples in a 4-couple longwise set.

Forms of cotton reel

pluralcotton reels

Questions about cotton reel

What does cotton reel mean?
Cotton reel means a spool, or bobbin used to keep cotton thread tidy.
What part of speech is cotton reel?
Cotton reel is a noun.
What is the plural of cotton reel?
The plural of cotton reel is cotton reels.

Words near cotton reel in the dictionary

  1. cotton pox
  2. cotton pygmy geese
  3. cotton pygmy goose
  4. cotton rat
  5. cotton rats
  6. cotton reel
  7. cotton reels
  8. cotton root rot
  9. cotton scale
  10. cotton scales
  11. cotton seedling thrips

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