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pirn
[ purn, pirn ]
/ pɜrn, pɪrn /
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noun British Dialect.
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
a fishing reel.
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Origin of pirn
1400–50; late Middle English pyrne< ?
Words nearby pirn
piriform, piriform muscle, piri-piri, 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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