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pirn means: A cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used most often for weaving.

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pirn

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4 lettersPronunciation /pɜː(ɹ)n/Sorted inprStarts with PEnds with N0 clues

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A cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used most often for weaving.

Perhaps from prin (“twig, shoot”), variant of prene (“spike, nail”), from Old English preon, from Proto-Germanic *preunaz (“knitting needle”).

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