巻子へそ

noun

bobbin; reel; spool

Refers to a spool or bobbin used for thread or yarn, especially in traditional weaving or sewing contexts. The word is relatively rare in modern everyday language.

• 祖そ母ぼは古ふるい綜麻へそに糸いとを巻まいていた。

  My grandmother was winding thread onto an old bobbin.

• この織しょっ機きには小ちいさなへそがいくつか必ひつ要ようだ。

  This loom requires several small bobbins.