- yarn-spinner
- [ʹju:n͵spınə] n
1. прядильщик2. рассказчик; любитель рассказывать разные истории (о своих приключениях и т. п.)
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
yarn-spinner
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yarn spinner — /ˈjan spɪnə/ (say yahn spinuh) noun a person who tells stories well, especially one who does it professionally, as an entertainer, writer, etc. Also, yarnspinner. –yarn spinning, noun …
yarn-spinner — … Useful english dictionary
yarn — 1. Story. 2. v. Tell story. 3. yarn spinner Teller of stories … A concise dictionary of English slang
Spinner — Spin ner, n. 1. One who, or that which, spins one skilled in spinning; a spinning machine. [1913 Webster] 2. A spider. Long legged spinners. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) A goatsucker; so called from the peculiar noise it makes when darting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spinner — I Australian Slang the tosser of the coins in the game of two up II Canadian Slang someone who has a tendency to panic when put under even the slightest stress and can t make a decision, i.e. they spin . III Kiwi (New Zealand Slang) usually used… … English dialects glossary
spinner — usually used to describe a female who is a little flakey/stupid (an air head), as in she s a real spinner! . From Niki. And as suggested by Jonathan: Someone who tells untrue stories when they re Spinning a bullshit yarn … Kiwi (New Zealand slang)
spinner — spin·ner || spɪnÉ™(r) n. person or thing that spins; one who draws out and twists fiber into yarn or thread; rotating fishing lure; arrow that is spun around a dial (Games); fairing that fits over the propeller hub of a plane … English contemporary dictionary
Ring spinner — Spinner Spin ner, n. 1. One who, or that which, spins one skilled in spinning; a spinning machine. [1913 Webster] 2. A spider. Long legged spinners. Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) A goatsucker; so called from the peculiar noise it makes when… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Lazy Spinner — or The Lazy Spinning Woman is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 128. It is Aarne Thompson type 1405.ynopsisA lazy woman did not like to spin and when she did, did not wind onto a reel, but left it the bobbin. Her… … Wikipedia
ring spinner — noun : a machine for spinning in which the twist given to the yarn by a revolving bobbin is regulated by a small metal loop sliding on a ring around the bobbin called also ring frame … Useful english dictionary
Capital, Volume I — is the first of three volumes in Karl Marx s monumental work, Das Kapital, and the only volume to be published during his lifetime. Originally published in 1867, Marx s aim in Capital, Volume I is to uncover and explain the laws specific to the… … Wikipedia
