Category:Yarn

Yarn, n. Etym: [oe. yarn, ýarn, as. gearn; akin to d. garen, g., Ohg., Icel., Sw., & dan. garn; of uncertain origin. Cf. Cord.]

1. Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of Cotton, flax, hemp, or silk; material spun and prepared for use in Weaving, knitting, manufacturing sewing thread, or the like.

2. (rope making)

Defn: one of the threads of which the strands of a rope are composed.

3. A story told by a sailor for the amusement of his companions; a Story or tale; as, to spin a yarn. [colloq.]

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---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Yarn - Found only in 1 Kings 10:28, 2 Chronicles 1:16. The Heb. word mikveh, i.e., "a stringing together," so rendered, rather signifies a host, or company, or a string of horses. The Authorized Category:Version has: "And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price;" but the Revised Category:Version correctly renders: "And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; the king's merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price."