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[Language: Old English; Origin: gearn]
[U] thick thread made of cotton or wool, which is used to knit things
[C] informal a story of adventures, travels etc, usually made more exciting and interesting by adding things that never really happened
::The old captain would often spin (=tell) us a yarn about life aboard ship.