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yarnwindle
yarnwindle Obs. exc. dial. (ˈjɑːnˌwɪnd(ə)l) Forms: 4 yar-, ȝarewyndel, 5 ȝarn(e wyndel, ȝarwyndyl(l, yerwyndylle, 6 yarne wyndell, 9 yarn-windle, Sc. yarn-winle. Also yarndle, yarringle. [f. yarn n. + -windle, instrumental formation on wind v.1 (see -le 1); cf. yarnwind.] An appliance for winding a ...
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yarn-winder
yarn-winder Also 5 yernwynder. [In ME. an alteration of OE. ᵹearnwinde or of yarnwindle by association with winder (cf. Du. garenwinder); in mod.E. f. yarn n. + winder.] An apparatus for winding yarn, as a yarn-reel or a yarn-spooler.14.. Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 564/31 Appendium,..a yern-wynder, or a re...
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yarringle
† yarringle Obs. Also 7 yarwingle. Corrupt form of yarwindle, yarnwindle. Cf. garwyngyll in ed. 1499 of Promp. Parv. (Camd. 188/1).1611 Cotgr., Tournette, a Rice, or Yarwingle to wind yarne on. 1687 Mother Shipton 7 A pair of Yarwingles, made in the form of a Cross. 1688 Holme Armoury iii. 287/2 A P...
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yarnwind
ˈyarnwind Obs. exc. dial. Also 9 yarewind. [OE. ᵹearnwinde (= WFris. jernwine, NFris. juarnwinj, Flem. garenwinde, MHG., G. garnwinde, Icel. garnvinda skein of yarn), f. ᵹearn yarn n. + *winde = OHG. winta (G. winde) winder. Cf. garnwin.] = yarnwindle.c 725 Corpus Gloss. (Hessels) R 168 Reponile, ᵹe...
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yarndle
† yarndle dial. Obs. Shortened form of yarnwindle.1682 Martindale Countrey-Surv.-Bk. x. 69 Those things which here in Cheshire we call Yarndles, being used by Country Housewives in winding of their Yarn.
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garnwindle
garnwindle, yarnwindle Obs. exc. dial. Forms: 5 garnwyndil, garwyndyl(le, (-elle), -wyngyll, 6 garnwindell, 7, 9 garnwindles (-winnles). Also 5 ȝarn-, yer-. [f. garn, yarn + -windel formed as instrumental noun to OE. windan to wind; cf. OE. windel basket, G. windel swaddling-band, Sw. vindel whirl, ...
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yarnets
ˈyarnets, -its Sc. [Of obscure formation.] = yarnwindle.1808 Jamieson, Yarnets, an instrument for winding yarn. 1842 Whistle-Binkie Ser. iv. 94 The aefauld yarn was ta'en awa', To the yarnits niest, to lay an' twist.
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windle
▪ I. windle, n.1 Now dial. or local. (ˈwɪnd(ə)l) Forms: 1–3 windel, (1 -il), 3–6 wyndel, 6 wyndle, -dille, -dell, 8–9 dial. winnel, 6– windle. [OE. windel str. m., ‘cartellus’, ‘fiscella’, ‘canistrum’, ‘corbis’, f. windan to plait, wind v.1: see -le 1. Parallel in formation are OHG. wintilâ (MHG., G...
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