bobbin boy

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noun

A historical term for a young male worker in a textile factory, responsible for replacing the spools of thread (bobbins) on weaving or spinning machinery.

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Quick-witted, shrewd and resilient, he survived a Dickensian adolescence that included working as a bobbin boy in a textile mill.

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