Usually means: Spool for holding weaving yarn.
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  1. pirn: Merriam-Webster
  2. pirn: Collins English Dictionary
  3. pirn: Wordnik
  4. pirn: Wiktionary
  5. pirn: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. pirn: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. Pirn, pirn: Dictionary.com
  8. Pirn: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. Pirn: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  10. pirn: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  11. Pirn: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. pirn: FreeDictionary.org
  13. pirn: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Pirn: Encyclopedia

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  2. Pirn: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. PIRN: Acronym Finder
  2. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)

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  1. pirn: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (pirn)

noun:  A cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used most often for weaving.
noun:  The amount of thread wound on a shuttle or reel.
verb:  (transitive) To wind (yarn) onto a pirn, usually by means of a pirn winder.

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