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SKEINING
Etymology
Noun
skeining (usually uncountable, plural skeinings)
The winding of thread on a rotating reel in a reciprocating manner so as to form a skein of uniform thickness.
Verb
skeining
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of skein
Source: Wiktionary
SKEIN
Skein, n. Etym: [OE. skeyne, OF. escaigne, F. écagne, probably of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. sgainne, Gael. sgeinnidh thread, small twine; or perhaps the English word is immediately from Celtic.]
1. 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.
Note: A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread round a fifty-four inch reel.
2. (Wagon Making)
Definition: A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle. Knight.
Skein, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like). [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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