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Prin vs Pirn - What's the difference?

prin | pirn |

As nouns the difference between prin and pirn

is that prin is a dialectal (North Country) variant of preen  while pirn is a cone shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound used most often for weaving.

As a verb prin

is a dialectal (North Country) variant of preen.

prin

English

Noun

(head)
  • a dialectal (North Country) variant of preen 

    • Verb

    (head)
  • a dialectal (North Country) variant of preen
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    pirn

    English

    Alternative forms

    *pern

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a cone shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound used most often for weaving
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