What's the difference between girn and pirn?

Girn


Definition:

  • (n.) To grin.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Girns declined over time when infants were united with the male.
  • (2) Infants girned more when with mothers or the male than when alone.
  • (3) Girns were given to both mothers and males, but more were given to mothers.
  • (4) Coos and girns are both affiliative vocalizations but are differentially modulated as infants cease cooing when they receive contact comfort.

Pirn


Definition:

  • (n.) A quill or reed on which thread or yarn is wound; a bobbin; also, the wound yarn on a weaver's shuttle; also, the reel of a fishing rod.

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