ravel

ravel n - a piece of thread Find a ravel on someone's clothes means a jig (a date or boyfriend) for the person finding it. The length of the ravel also denotes the length of a letter the finder will receive. If the string is dark it means a dark haired person will be the "jig" or send...

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Summary:ravel n - a piece of thread Find a ravel on someone's clothes means a jig (a date or boyfriend) for the person finding it. The length of the ravel also denotes the length of a letter the finder will receive. If the string is dark it means a dark haired person will be the "jig" or sender of the letter. A light string a blond person. DNE-cit JH Nov. 1972 Used I Used I Used I only lines 2 & 3 of the quotation are used in the dictionary.