pirn

noun

Anything that revolves or twists.

noun

The reel attached to a fishing-rod for winding up the line.

noun

A roll of any sort.

noun

A stick for twisting on the nose of refractory horses.

noun

A bobbin; a spool; a reel.

noun

The amount of thread or line wound at one time upon a shuttle or reel.

noun

A quill or reed on which thread or yarn is wound; a bobbin; also, the wound yarn on a weaver’s shuttle; also, the reel of a fishing rod.

noun

a cone shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound used most often for weaving