Hypertext Webster Gateway: "spool"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spool \Spool\, n. [OE. spole, OD. spoele, D. spoel; akin to G.
spule, OHG. spuola, Dan. & Sw. spole.]
A piece of cane or red with a knot at each end, or a hollow
cylinder of wood with a ridge at each end, used to wind
thread or yarn upon.
{Spool stand}, an article holding spools of thread, turning
on pins, -- used by women at their work.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spool \Spool\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spooled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Spooling}.]
To wind on a spool or spools.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
spool
n : a winder around which thread or tape or film or other
flexible materials can be wound [syn: {bobbin}, {reel}]
v 1: (computer science) transfer data intended for a peripheral
device (usually a printer) into temporary storage
2: wind onto a spool or a reel
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