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a reel, a unit of measure for a standard length of thread in a spool. A kase of cotton thread is 840 yards, one of wool is 560 yards.

Clipping of 綛糸 (kaseito, reeled thread).

Clipping of 綛車 (kasekuruma, a skein-winder; a rotating tool for winding thread into skeins or winding it onto reels).

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