skein
skein is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Wagon Making) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle. Knight.
- 2.A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like). [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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