1. Noun
A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or thread tied together.
2. Noun
A rope or withe for fastening a gate.
3. Noun
Hold; influence.
4. Noun
A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay.
5. Verb
To fasten with a rope, as a gate.
6. Verb
To form into hanks.
7. Noun
a coil of rope or wool or yarn
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