Skein

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1. Noun

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.

2. Noun

A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle.

3. Noun

A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like).

4. Noun

coils of worsted yarn
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