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verbreskein (third-person singular simple present reskeins, present participle reskeining, simple past and past participle reskeined)
present singular third person reskeins · participle present reskeining · participle past reskeined · past reskeined
- transitiveTo weave or wind back into a skein.
If you are dyeing already-spun yarn, you may wish to reskein it—if you used an extra-long skein, simply loop it over two chair backs to hold it in place and reskein with a niddy-noddy—or wind right into a ball to prepare for your next project.
2026, Katherine Augustine, “Dyeing in the Baking Aisle”, in Spin Off, volume L, number 1, page 36
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reskein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reskein
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