skein
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
skein /skeɪn/
▶noun
- 1 a length of thread or yarn, loosely coiled and knotted.
- 2 a flock of wild geese or swans in flight, typically in a V-shaped formation.
– origin ME: shortening of OFr. escaigne, of unknown origin.
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