The phrase "a spool for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a spool that serves a specific purpose or function, often in contexts related to sewing, crafting, or machinery.
Example: "I need to buy a spool for the thread I will use in my sewing project."
Alternatives: "a reel for" or "a holder for".
This work could have applications in the computer animation film industry, but it also could be used by engineers to predict the curve that long steel pipes, tubing, and cable develop after being coiled around a spool for transport.
The silhouette was mostly as thin as those baton sticks that might be a spool for the fabric wrapped around at waist or back, or used like a brooch to fasten the short jackets.
David chose a simple road bike, stripped off any extra equipment, and a spool for the metal wire.
The cap includes a sleeve for the iPod, a spool for the wires, and a white flare design on the bill.
The histone octamer forms a spool for wrapping nucleosomal DNA.
Besides the vegetables, they held a piece of bread, a pocketknife, sometimes the Alpine Club guidebook, and always a spool of wire for emergency repairs.
I've been tinkering with a spool of PET+ for a few days now, and I'm quite pleased with it so far.
Two are American: Anne Tyler for A Spool of Blue Thread and Hanya Yanagihara for A Little Life.
The shortlisted authors range from Chigozie Obioma, a 28-year-old Nigerian first-time writer, for The Fishermen, to Anne Tyler, a 73-year-old nominated for her 20th novel, for A Spool of Blue Thread.
First he bought string and twine in shades of brown, tan and purple, for $2.79 to $15 a spool, from Mazzone True Value Hardware at 470 Court Street, Carroll Gardens; Ochre, a home accessories shop, at 462 Broome Street, SoHo; and globalhemp.com and papermart.com.
"Here, I'll give you an extra 20 feet," the cable guy said, reeling off a spool of white-coated coax for my new cable modem.
