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In Old West slang, what was a “yarn?”

Retry Correct Incorrect According to an Old West glossary from the website Legends of America, spinning a yarn means to tell a (usually long and probably exaggerated) story. As for the other terms, “yer” meant “you,” a bandit leader was a yegg, and a foolish person was called a yack.

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In Old West slang, what was a “yarn?”

• A bandit leader
• A foolish person
• The word “you”
• A story