woolpack

[ wool-pak ]

/ ˈwʊlˌpæk /

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noun

a coarse fabric, usually of jute, in which raw wool is packed for transport.

the package in which raw wool is done up for transport.

something resembling such a package, as a fleecy cloud.

Meteorology. a cumulus cloud of fleecy appearance with a horizontal base.

Origin of woolpack

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at wool, pack¹

Words nearby woolpack

woolly manzanita, woolly-minded, woolly monkey, woolly worm, woolman, woolpack, woolsack, woolshed, woolskin, woolsorters' disease, wool sponge

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Example sentences from the Web for woolpack

Mrs. Tolhurst got it from Peter Crouch, who had it from the Woolpack yesterday.
Joanna Godden|Sheila Kaye-Smith
There was just a chance that it was the Woolpack Sand that she was on.
Storm Warriors|John Gilmore
Later on Martha Tilden told her that they were saying much the same at the Woolpack.
Joanna Godden|Sheila Kaye-Smith
They both have their feet on woolpacks, and on the son's woolpack is his merchant's mark.
Medieval People|Eileen Edna Power

At Guildford all the alehouses were at one time required to exhibit a Woolpack as a token of the leading commodity in the town.
Old Country Inns of England|Henry P. Maskell

British Dictionary definitions for woolpack

woolpack

/ (ˈwʊlˌpæk) /

noun

the cloth or canvas wrapping used to pack a bale of wool

a bale of wool

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单词	woolpack
释义	woolpack [ wool-pak ] / ˈwʊlˌpæk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR woolpack ON THESAURUS.COM noun a coarse fabric, usually of jute, in which raw wool is packed for transport. the package in which raw wool is done up for transport. something resembling such a package, as a fleecy cloud. Meteorology. a cumulus cloud of fleecy appearance with a horizontal base. Origin of woolpack Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at wool, pack¹ Words nearby woolpack woolly manzanita, woolly-minded, woolly monkey, woolly worm, woolman, woolpack, woolsack, woolshed, woolskin, woolsorters' disease, wool sponge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for woolpack Mrs. Tolhurst got it from Peter Crouch, who had it from the Woolpack yesterday. Joanna Godden\|Sheila Kaye-Smith There was just a chance that it was the Woolpack Sand that she was on. Storm Warriors\|John Gilmore Later on Martha Tilden told her that they were saying much the same at the Woolpack. Joanna Godden\|Sheila Kaye-Smith They both have their feet on woolpacks, and on the son's woolpack is his merchant's mark. Medieval People\|Eileen Edna Power At Guildford all the alehouses were at one time required to exhibit a Woolpack as a token of the leading commodity in the town. Old Country Inns of England\|Henry P. Maskell British Dictionary definitions for woolpack woolpack / (ˈwʊlˌpæk) / noun the cloth or canvas wrapping used to pack a bale of wool a bale of wool Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to woolpack gloom, vapor, darkness, fog, smoke, puff, smog, mist, veil, steam, pother, murk, obscurity, frost, overcast, smother, scud, haze, nebula, billow
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woolpack

noun

Origin of woolpack

Words nearby woolpack

Example sentences from the Web for woolpack

British Dictionary definitions for woolpack

noun

Words related to woolpack