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SPUN YARN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spun yarn mean?
• SPUN YARN (noun)
The noun SPUN YARN has 1 sense:
1. (nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together
Familiarity information: SPUN YARN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("spun yarn" is a kind of...):
small stuff (any light rope used on shipboard)
Domain category:
navigation; sailing; seafaring (the work of a sailor)
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