spun yarn
yarn produced by spinning fibers into a continuous strand.
Nautical. cord formed of rope yarns loosely twisted together, for serving ropes, bending sails, etc.
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How to use spun yarn in a sentence
He lashed the three together with a few bits of spun yarn from his pocket, making a mast nearly ten feet long.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes | William Perry BrownThe crippled boom was soon lashed with pieces of spun yarn, and the damage thus temporarily repaired.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes | William Perry BrownThe major's sister had at the same time a distaff which often spun yarn for her without any one handling it.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James GrantA spun-yarn winch was clinking on the forecastle; from alongside rose the music of fretted waters.
This is done in order to secure the very best fibers calculated to give the strongest and best results in the spun yarn.
Textiles | William H. Dooley
British Dictionary definitions for spun yarn
nautical small stuff made from rope yarns twisted together
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