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clewball

nounobject

tangled mass of rope or yarn

A ball or mass caught up in knots; a tangled or confused state.

Example in use

Ther's a clewball i' t' net.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/KLOO-bawl/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutral

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