pirn

Meanings

Noun

• 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.

Verb

• To wind yarn onto a pirn, usually by means of a pirn winder.

Origin

• Perhaps from prin, variant of prene, from Old English preon, from Proto-Germanic *preunaz ("knitting needle").