pirn
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
a fishing reel.
Origin of pirn
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How to use pirn in a sentence
Na, he juist said he'd forgotten a pirn, or his cruizey lamp, or ony thing.
A Window in Thrums | J. M. BarrieI shall have a fine ravelled pirn to unwind, and may end by disgracing both the lassie and myself.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonThou art under watch and ward down at the pirn-mill of Marnhoul!
The Dew of Their Youth | S. R. CrockettThen were little children pirn-fillers, and such were taught to steal warily past the gate-keeper, concealing the bottle.
Literary and General Lectures and Essays | Charles KingsleyThe first thing he saw was a half-finished reel of cotton—a pirn, he called it.
Robert Falconer | George MacDonald
British Dictionary definitions for pirn
/ (pɜːn, Scottish pɪrn) /
a reel or bobbin
(in weaving) the spool of a shuttle
a fishing reel
Origin of pirn
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