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pirn definition

pirn (pʉrn, pirn)

noun

  1. the bobbin or spool of a weaver's shuttle
  2. a fishing reel

Etymology: ME pyrne, by metathesis < ? dial. prin, a pin, pointed twig

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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