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Here's the Word of the Day as broadcast by Andi Laine on Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Yarn \yahrn\

-noun

1. a tale, esp. a long story of adventure or incredible happenings

–verb

2. tell stories.

The phrase to spin a yarn, "to tell a story" is first attested 1812, from a sailors' expression, of telling stories while engaged in sedentary work like yarn-twisting.

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