noun
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A reel; a device around which thread, wire or cable is wound, especially a cylinder or spindle.
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A temporary storage area for electronic mail, etc.
verb
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To wind on a spool or spools.
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To send files to a device or a program (a spooler or a daemon that puts them in a queue for processing at a later time).
noun
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A small swimming pool that can be used also as a spa.
Examples of spools in a Sentence
As she sorted through the items, she noticed two spools of twine.
Using seven inch spools of tape, changeovers were done every thirty minutes.
Construction spools or reels can also make great table bases.
The wire is normally provided on 2 inch diameter spools, the earlier small spools tending to feed wire with an intrinsic twist.
Available on cones and spools (we do have some skeins still in stock - please contact the office for details).
Reels are used like huge spools of thread, but in this case they're used for tubing or electrical cable.
My problem is that I have to go get the box out, and then I have to go digging through tangled spools of ribbons to find just the right one for Cappy's hair.
Take several spools of thread and some tacks and set up a giant spider web throughout the room.
Children may find extended periods of play with a toy, whether it was purchased in a store or found in the home (recycled plastic containers and empty spools of thread, for example).
From birth to 18 months, infants can be encouraged to engage in creativity by playing with a variety of safe household materials, such as margarine tubs, empty boxes, and large empty spools.
Depending on the style and material, you can buy ribbon on bulk spools or by the yard.
CandleWic is a great place to look when you need a large quantity of something, such as spools of wick or 20 pounds of wax.
Both the color and the composition of thread you need will vary depending on the type of fabric you are using, but it's a good idea to purchase a wide variety of 100 percent cotton thread spools to have on hand.
If you like to use ribbon to package your handmade soaps, cut a plastic hanger and thread ribbon spools across the base.
It holds about 120 yards of 10 lb monofilament line on the deeper of the two supplied spools.
Available on cones and spools (we do have some skeins still in stock - please contact the office for details ).
Be sure you test your box length to see how many ribbon spools it will let you line up in a row along the inside of the box, and then make that many holes.
Poplar, also used for the manufacture of paper, abounds in several sections of the south slope, but is most abundant in the basin of the Kennebec. White birch, used largely for the manufacture of spools, is found throughout a wide belt extending across the middle of the state.