pirn
/pɜː(ɹ)n/
pirn noun: a cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used most often for weaving.
Noun
pirn (plural pirns)
- A cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used most often for weaving.
- The amount of thread wound on a shuttle or reel.
- A trouble or difficulty deliberately created.
- "What'll we do with the wee deil?" said she. "I'll work it a pirn," replied the lass.1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 167
Verb
pirn (third-person singular simple present pirns, present participle pirning, simple past and past participle pirned)
- To wind (yarn) onto a pirn, usually by means of a pirn winder.
pirn meaning in Tamil
pirn in Tamil
- தார்க்குச்சு, தார்க்குச்சி
Forms of pirn
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pirns |
| alternative form | pern |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | pirns |
| present participle | pirning |
| past participle | pirned |
| past | pirned |
Origin of pirn
Perhaps from prin (“twig, shoot”), variant of prene (“spike, nail”), from Old English preon, from Proto-Germanic *preunaz (“knitting needle”).
Words that rhyme with pirn
Questions about pirn
- What does pirn mean?
- Pirn means a cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used most often for weaving.
- What is pirn in Tamil?
- Pirn in Tamil is தார்க்குச்சு, தார்க்குச்சி. See Pirn meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is pirn?
- Pirn can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce pirn?
- Pirn is pronounced /pɜː(ɹ)n/.
- What is the plural of pirn?
- The plural of pirn is pirns.
Words near pirn in the dictionary
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