n. | 1. | A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel, - usually tied in a sort of knot. |
2. | (Wagon Making) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle. | |
1. | (Zool.) A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like). |
Noun | 1. | skein - coils of worsted yarn |