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Wood (?), v. i. To take or get a supply of wood.
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Woodbind (?), n. Woodbine. Dryden.
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A garland . . . of woodbind or hawthorn leaves. Chaucer.
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Woodbine (?), n. [AS. wudubind black ivy; -- so named as binding about trees. See , and , v. t.] (Bot.) (a) A climbing plant having flowers of great fragrance (Lonicera Periclymenum); the honeysuckle. (b) The Virginia creeper. See Virginia creeper, under . [Local, U. S.]
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Beatrice, who even now
Is couched in the woodbine coverture. Shak.
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Wood-bound (?), a. Incumbered with tall, woody hedgerows.
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Woodbury-type (?), n. [After the name of the inventor, W. Woodbury.]
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1. A process in photographic printing, in which a relief pattern in gelatin, which has been hardened after certain operations, is pressed upon a plate of lead or other soft metal. An intaglio impression in thus produced, from which pictures may be directly printed, but by a slower process than in common printing.
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2. A print from such a plate.
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Woodchat (?), n. (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several species of Asiatic singing birds belonging to the genera Ianthia and Larvivora. They are closely allied to the European robin. The males are usually bright blue above, and more or less red or rufous beneath. (b) A European shrike (Enneoctonus rufus). In the male the head and nape are rufous red; the back, wings, and tail are black, varied with white.
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Woodchuck (?), n. 1. (Zoöl.) A common large North American marmot (Arctomys monax). It is usually reddish brown, more or less grizzled with gray. It makes extensive burrows, and is often injurious to growing crops. Called also ground hog.
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2. (Zoöl.) The yaffle, or green woodpecker. [Prov. Eng.]
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Woodcock (?), n. [AS. wuducoc.]
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1. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of long-billed limicoline birds belonging to the genera Scolopax and Philohela. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits, and are highly esteemed as game birds.
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☞ The most important species are the European (Scolopax rusticola) and the American woodcock (Philohela minor), which agree very closely in appearance and habits.
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2. Fig.: A simpleton. [Obs.]
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If I loved you not, I would laugh at you, and see you
Run your neck into the noose, and cry, “A woodcock!” Beau. & Fl.
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Coloq. Little woodcock . (a) The common American snipe. (b) The European snipe. -- Coloq. Sea woodcock fish , the bellows fish. -- Coloq. Woodcock owl , the short-eared owl (Asio brachyotus). -- Coloq. Woodcock shell , the shell of certain mollusks of the genus Murex, having a very long canal, with or without spines. -- Coloq. Woodcock snipe . See under .
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Woodcracker (?), n. (Zoöl.) The nuthatch. [Prov. Eng.]
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Woodcraft (?), n. Skill and practice in anything pertaining to the woods, especially in shooting, and other sports in the woods.
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Men of the glade and forest! leave
Your woodcraft for the field of fight. Bryant.
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Woodcut (?), n. An engraving on wood; also, a print from it. Same as Wood cut, under .
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Woodcutter (?), n. 1. A person who cuts wood.
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2. An engraver on wood. [R.]
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Woodcutting, n. 1. The act or employment of cutting wood or timber.
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2. The act or art of engraving on wood. [R.]
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Wooded, a. Supplied or covered with wood, or trees; as, land wooded and watered.
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The brook escaped from the eye down a deep and wooded dell. Sir W. Scott.
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Wooden (?), a. 1. Made or consisting of wood; pertaining to, or resembling, wood; as, a wooden box; a wooden leg; a wooden wedding.
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2. Clumsy; awkward; ungainly; stiff; spiritless.
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When a bold man is out of countenance, he makes a very wooden figure on it. Collier.
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His singing was, I confess, a little wooden. G. MacDonald.
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Coloq. Wooden spoon . (a) (Cambridge University, Eng.) The last junior optime who takes a university degree, -- denoting one who is only fit to stay at home and stir porridge. “We submit that a wooden spoon of our day would not be justified in calling Galileo and Napier blockheads because they never heard of the differential calculus.” Macaulay. (b) In some American colleges, the lowest appointee of the junior year; sometimes, one especially popular in his class, without reference to scholarship. Formerly, it was a custom for classmates to present to this person a wooden spoon with formal ceremonies. -- Coloq. Wooden ware , a general name for buckets, bowls, and other articles of domestic use, made of wood. -- Coloq. Wooden wedding . See under .
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Woodenly (?), adv. Clumsily; stupidly; blockishly. R. North.
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Woodenness, n. Quality of being wooden; clumsiness; stupidity; blockishness.
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We set our faces against the woodenness which then characterized German philology. Sweet.
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Wood gum. (Chem.) Xylan.
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{ Woodhack (?), Woodhacker (?), } n. (Zoöl.) The yaffle. [Prov. Eng.]
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Wood hyacinth. A European squill (Scilla nonscripta) having a scape bearing a raceme of drooping blue, purple, white, or sometimes pink, bell-shaped flowers.
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Woodhewer (?), n. (Zoöl.) A woodpecker.
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Woodhole (?), n. A place where wood is stored.
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Woodhouse (?), n. A house or shed in which wood is stored, and sheltered from the weather.
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Woodiness (?), n. The quality or state of being woody. Evelyn.
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Woodknacker (?), n. (Zoöl.) The yaffle.
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Woodland (?), n. Land covered with wood or trees; forest; land on which trees are allowed to grow, either for fuel or timber.
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Here hills and vales, the woodland and the plain,
Here earth and water seem to strive again. Pope.
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Woodlands and cultivated fields are harmoniously blended. Bancroft.
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Woodland (?), a. Of or pertaining to woods or woodland; living in the forest; sylvan.
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She had a rustic, woodland air. Wordsworth.
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Like summer breeze by woodland stream. Keble.
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Coloq. Woodland caribou . (Zoöl.) See under .
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Woodlander (?), n. A dweller in a woodland.
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Wood-layer (?), n. (Bot.) A young oak, or other timber plant, laid down in a hedge among the whitethorn or other plants used in hedges.
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Woodless, a. Having no wood; destitute of wood. Mitford. -- Woodlessness, n.
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Woodly, adv. In a wood, mad, or raving manner; madly; furiously. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Woodman (?), n.; pl. Woodmen (�). [Written also woodsman.]
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1. A forest officer appointed to take care of the king's woods; a forester. [Eng.]
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2. A sportsman; a hunter.
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[The duke] is a better woodman than thou takest him for. Shak.
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3. One who cuts down trees; a woodcutter.
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Woodman, spare that tree. G. P. Morris.
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4. One who dwells in the woods or forest; a bushman.
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Woodmeil (?), n. See .
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Woodmonger (?), n. A wood seller. [Obs.]
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Woodness, n. [From mad.] Anger; madness; insanity; rage. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Woodness laughing in his rage. Chaucer.
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Wood-note (?), n. [Wood, n. + note.] A wild or natural note, as of a forest bird. [R.]
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Or sweetest Shakespeare, fancy's child,
Warble his native wood-notes wild. Milton.
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Wood partridge. (a) Any of several small partridges of Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and neighboring regions belonging to the genera Caloperdix, Rollulus, and Melanoperdix. (b) The Canada grouse. [Local, U. S.]
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Woodpeck (?), n. (Zoöl.) A woodpecker. [Obs.]
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Woodpecker (?), n. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to Picus and many allied genera of the family Picidæ.
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☞ These birds have the tail feathers pointed and rigid at the tip to aid in climbing, and a strong chisellike bill with which they are able to drill holes in the bark and wood of trees in search of insect larvæ upon which most of the species feed. A few species feed partly upon the sap of trees (see Sap sucker, under ), others spend a portion of their time on the ground in search of ants and other insects.
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The most common European species are the greater spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus major), the lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor), and the green woodpecker, or yaffle (see ).
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The best-known American species are the pileated woodpecker (see under ), the ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), which is one of the largest known species, the red-headed woodpecker, or red-head (Melanerpes erythrocephalus), the red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes Carolinus) (see ), the superciliary woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris), the hairy woodpecker (Dryobates villosus), the downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens), the three-toed, woodpecker (Picoides Americanus), the golden-winged woodpecker (see ), and the sap suckers. See also .
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Coloq. Woodpecker hornbill (Zoöl.), a black and white Asiatic hornbill (Buceros pica) which resembles a woodpecker in color.
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Woodrock (?), n. (Min.) A compact woodlike variety of asbestus.
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{ Woodruff (?), Woodroof (?), } n. [AS. wudurofe. See , n., and cf. a plaited collar.] (Bot.) A little European herb (Asperula odorata) having a pleasant taste. It is sometimes used for flavoring wine. See Illust. of .
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Wood-sare (?), n. [Wood + Prov. E. sare for sore.] (Bot.) A kind of froth seen on herbs. [Obs.]
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Wood-sere (?), n. The time when there no sap in the trees; the winter season. [Written also wood-seer.] [Obs.] Tusser.
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Woodsman (?), n.; pl. Woodsmen (�). A woodman; especially, one who lives in the forest.
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Wood's metal (?). A fusible alloy consisting of one or two parts of cadmium, two parts of tin, four of lead, with seven or eight part of bismuth. It melts at from 66° to 71° C. See Fusible metal, under .
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Woodstone (?), n. (Min.) A striped variety of hornstone, resembling wood in appearance.
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Woodsy (?), a. Of or pertaining to the woods or forest. [Colloq. U. S.]
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It [sugar making] is woodsy, and savors of trees. J. Burroughs.
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Wood tick (?). (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of ticks of the genus Ixodes whose young cling to bushes, but quickly fasten themselves upon the bodies of any animal with which they come in contact. When they attach themselves to the human body they often produce troublesome sores. The common species of the Northern United States is Ixodes unipunctata.
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Woodwall (?), n. (Zoöl.) The yaffle. [Written also woodwale, and woodwele.]
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Woodward (?), n. (Eng. Forest Law) An officer of the forest, whose duty it was to guard the woods.
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Woodwardia (?), n. [NL. After Thomas J. Woodward, an English botanist.] (Bot.) A genus of ferns, one species of which (Woodwardia radicans) is a showy plant in California, the Azores, etc.
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{ Wood-wash (?), Wood-wax (?), Wood-waxen (?), } n. [AS. wuduweaxe.] (Bot.) Same as .
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Woodwork (?), n. Work made of wood; that part of any structure which is wrought of wood.
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Woodworm (?), n. (Zoöl.) See Wood worm, under .
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Woody (?), a. 1. Abounding with wood or woods; as, woody land. “The woody wilderness.” Bryant.
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Secret shades
Of woody Ida's inmost grove. Milton.
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2. Consisting of, or containing, wood or woody fiber; ligneous; as, the woody parts of plants.
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3. Of or pertaining to woods; sylvan. [R.] “Woody nymphs, fair Hamadryades.” Spenser.
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Coloq. Woody fiber . (Bot.) (a) Fiber or tissue consisting of slender, membranous tubes tapering at each end. (b) A single wood cell. See under . Goodale. -- Coloq. Woody nightshade . (Bot.). See , 3 (a). -- Coloq. Woody pear (Bot.), the inedible, woody, pear-shaped fruit of several Australian proteaceous trees of the genus Xylomelum; -- called also wooden pear.
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Wooer (?), n. [AS. wōgere. See , v. t.] One who wooes; one who courts or solicits in love; a suitor. “A thriving wooer.” Gibber.
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Woof (w�f), n. [OE. oof, AS. ōwef, ōweb, āweb; on, an, on + wef, web, fr. wefan to weave. The initial w is due to the influence of E. weave. See , , and cf. .]
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1. The threads that cross the warp in a woven fabric; the weft; the filling; the thread usually carried by the shuttle in weaving.
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2. Texture; cloth; as, a pall of softest woof. Pope.
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Woofell (?), n. (Zoöl.) The European blackbird. “The woofell near at hand that hath a golden bill.” Drayton.
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Woofy (?), a. Having a close texture; dense; as, a woofy cloud. J. Baillie.
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Woohoo (?), n. (Zoöl.) The sailfish.
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Wooingly (?), adv. In a wooing manner; enticingly; with persuasiveness. Shak.
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Wook (wōk), obs. imp. of . Woke. Chaucer.
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Wool (w�l), n. [OE. wolle, wulle, AS. wull; akin to D. wol, OHG. wolla, G. wolle, Icel. & Sw. ull, Dan. uld, Goth, wulla, Lith. vilna, Russ. volna, L. vellus, Skr. ūrṇā wool, vṛ to cover. √146, 287. Cf. , .]
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1. The soft and curled, or crisped, species of hair which grows on sheep and some other animals, and which in fineness sometimes approaches to fur; -- chiefly applied to the fleecy coat of the sheep, which constitutes a most essential material of clothing in all cold and temperate climates.
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☞ Wool consists essentially of keratin.
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2. Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled.
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Wool of bat and tongue of dog. Shak.
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3. (Bot.) A sort of pubescence, or a clothing of dense, curling hairs on the surface of certain plants.
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Coloq. Dead pulled wool , wool pulled from a carcass. -- Coloq. Mineral wool . See under . -- Coloq. Philosopher's wool . (Chem.) See Zinc oxide, under . -- Coloq. Pulled wool , wool pulled from a pelt, or undressed hide. -- Coloq. Slag wool . Same as Mineral wool, under . -- Coloq. Wool ball , a ball or mass of wool. -- Coloq. Wool burler , one who removes little burs, knots, or extraneous matter, from wool, or the surface of woolen cloth. -- Coloq. Wool comber . (a) One whose occupation is to comb wool. (b) A machine for combing wool. -- Coloq. Wool grass (Bot.), a kind of bulrush (Scirpus Eriophorum) with numerous clustered woolly spikes. -- Coloq. Wool scribbler . See Woolen scribbler, under , a. -- Coloq. Wool sorter's disease (Med.), a disease, resembling malignant pustule, occurring among those who handle the wool of goats and sheep. -- Coloq. Wool staple , a city or town where wool used to be brought to the king's staple for sale. [Eng.] -- Coloq. Wool stapler . (a) One who deals in wool. (b) One who sorts wool according to its staple, or its adaptation to different manufacturing purposes. -- Coloq. Wool winder , a person employed to wind, or make up, wool into bundles to be packed for sale.
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Woold (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Woolded; p. pr. & vb. n. Woolding.] [D. woelen, bewoelen; akin to G. wuhlen, bewuhlen. √146.] (Naut.) To wind, or wrap; especially, to wind a rope round, as a mast or yard made of two or more pieces, at the place where it has been fished or scarfed, in order to strengthen it.
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