Dictionary Entry
skean
Part of SpeechnounA quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel.
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Common Phrases
dhu skean. skeandhus skean
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