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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Tends machine that transfers yarn, thread, or twine from spools to large bobbins used on knitting and weaving machinery: Mounts spools on spindles over winding arbors of machine. Unwinds length of yarn, thread, or twine from spool and winds onto bobbin. Places bobbin on winding arbor and rotates bobbin to take up slack. Slides thread into eye of winding traveler and starts arbors rotating to wind thread onto bobbins. Observes bobbins as they are winding and cuts thread to remove loaded bobbins. Records number and types of bobbins wound. (references) |
| Tends machine that winds thread onto bobbins for use on sole-stitching machines: Places bobbins on spindle and inserts spindle into bobbin-winding machine. Wraps thread around first bobbin. Pushes lever to start machine. Holds spindle in place with hand, allows spring to move spindle, and positions next bobbin for winding. Cuts thread between bobbins, using knife. Removes spindle from machine and bobbins from spindle. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 4F 42 42 49 4E 57 49 4E 44 45 52 2C 4D 41 43 48 49 4E 45 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01001111 01000010 01000010 01001001 01001110 00100000 01010111 01001001 01001110 01000100 01000101 01010010 00101100 00100000 01001101 01000001 01000011 01001000 01001001 01001110 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B O B B I N   W I N D E R ,   M A C H I N E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 004F 0042 0042 0049 004E 0057 0049 004E 0044 0045 0052 002C 004D 0041 0043 0048 0049 004E 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)364936364348257434838395214247353742434839 |
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