English Explanatory Dictionary

pirn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used most often for weaving.
  2. The amount of thread wound on a shuttle or reel.
verb
  1. To wind (yarn) onto a pirn, usually by means of a pirn winder.

Pronunciation

/pɜː(ɹ)n/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pirn.wav

Word forms

pirn pirns pern pirning pirned

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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