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spin someone a yarn Definition


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yarn
noun
    1. Thread spun from wool, cotton, etc.
      Thesaurus: fibre, spun thread, spun wool, cotton fibre.
    2. A story or tale, often a lengthy and incredible one.
      Thesaurus: tale, story, narrative, tall story, cock-and-bull story (slang), fish story (US slang).
    3. colloq
      A lie.
Idiom: spin someone a yarn
    colloq
    To tell them a long or untruthful story.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon gearn.



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