Skein

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Skein /skeɪn/ ⓘ may refer to:

  • A traditional English collective noun for a flock of wildfowl such as ducks, geese, or swans in flight
  • A wound ball of yarn with a center-pull strand: see hank
  • A metal sleeve fitted over the end of a wagon axle, to which the wheel is mounted
  • Skein dubh or sgian-dubh, a Scottish knife
  • Skein (unit), a unit of length used by weavers and tailors
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