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crois-iarna

-n, sf Hank-reel. A rudimentary form of the ciud-siorraig. It consists of a stick of a certain length, with a crosspiece at each end, set at right angles to each other. The yarn is coiled on the crosspieces off the spool of the spinning wheel, so many threads ort turns round the crosspieces, which threads are counted, make an old yard of cloth, i.e. 46in. of a constant width such as the loom in use suffices to weave — Uist (DC).

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