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woolding

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The act of winding or wrapping anything with a rope, or rope-like material.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

Examples

  • 1774 August, James Cook, A Voyage Towards the South pole and Around the World They[the people of Erromango] separate it [their hair] into small locks, which they woold or cue round with the rind of a slender plant, down to about an inch of the ends; and, as the hair grows, the woolding is continued.

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noun

Meaning 2

A rope used for binding masts and spars.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

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verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of woold

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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