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pirns

pirns is the plural of pirn.

Meaning of pirn

Noun

pirn (plural pirns)

  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.
  3. (dialectal) 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

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Questions about pirns

What is pirns the plural of?
Pirns is the plural of pirn.

Words near pirns in the dictionary

  1. Pirna
  2. pirnabine
  3. piRNAs
  4. pirned
  5. pirning
  6. pirns
  7. Piro
  8. piroctone
  9. piroctone olamine
  10. pirog
  11. pirogen

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