pirn
[ purn, pirn ]
/ pɜrn, pɪrn /
noun British Dialect.
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
a fishing reel.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
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1400–50; late Middle English pyrne < ?
Words nearby pirn
piri-piri, piriform, piriform muscle, pirithoüs, pirke avoth, pirn, piro, pirog, pirogen, pirogue, piroplasm
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British Dictionary definitions for pirn
pirn
/ (pɜːn, Scottish pɪrn) /
noun Scot
a reel or bobbin
(in weaving) the spool of a shuttle
a fishing reel
Word Origin for pirn
C15: of uncertain origin
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