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2010 Feb 12

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noun, a long and often involved story or account, usually telling of incredible or fantastic events

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1) noun, a continuous twisted strand of natural or synthetic fibres, used in weaving, knitting, etc
2) noun, a long and often involved story or account, usually telling of incredible or fantastic events
3) noun, spin a yarn a) to tell such a story b) to make up or relate a series of excuses
4) verb, to tell such a story or stories

Old English gearn; related to Old High German garn yarn, Old Norse görn gut, Greek khordē string, gut

Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008

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