pirn
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 4
Definition of pirn
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used most often for weaving.
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noun
- A cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used most often for weaving.
- The amount of thread wound on a shuttle or reel.
verb
- (transitive)To wind (yarn) onto a pirn, usually by means of a pirn winder.
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Etymology
Perhaps from prin (“twig, shoot”), variant of prene (“spike, nail”), from Old English preon, from Proto-Germanic *preunaz (“knitting needle”).
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