"bay yarn" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bay yarns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bay yarn (countable and uncountable, plural bay yarns)
  1. (UK, dialect) woollen yarn Tags: UK, countable, dialectal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bay_yarn-en-noun-uPfMRbv0 Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

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