A story. A word chiefly used by seamen. To spin a long yarn, is to tell a long or tedious story.
·noun One of the threads of which the strands of a rope are composed. II. Yarn ·noun A story told b...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Found only in 1 Kings 10:28, 2 Chr. 1:16. The Heb. word mikveh, i.e., "a stringing together," so ren...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
One of the threads of which ropes are composed. A number of these are twisted together to form a str...
The Sailor's Word-Book
The notice of yarn is contained in an extremely obscure passage in (1 Kings 10:28; 2 Chronicles 1:16...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
·- Woolen yarn. ...
·noun the yarn or thread of any stuff of which the strands of a rope are made. ...
·add. ·- A fine grade of woolen yarn twisted somewhat harder and smoother than zephyr yarn. ...
(See Yarn.) ...
A yarn twisted the contrary way to the rest of a rope, for detecting theft or embezzlement. Being ta...
The smallest and simplest part of any rope, being one of the large threads of hemp or other stuff, s...
A small line, formed of two, three, or more old rope-yarns not laid, but twisted together by hand or...
A figurative expression for telling a story. ...
To tell a long story; much prized in a dreary watch, if not tedious. ...