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Skein | Skein \Skein\, n. [OE. skeyne, OF. escaigne, F. ['e]cagne, probably of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. sgainne, Gael. sgeinnidh thread, small twine; or perhaps the English word is immediately from Celtic.] 1. A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel, -- usually tied in a sort of knot. [1913 Webster] Note: A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread round a fifty-four inch reel. [1913 Webster] 2. (Wagon Making) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle. --Knight. [1913 Webster] |
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