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  • 101wool comb — noun : a machine for laying wool fibers in parallel relationship and dropping out fibers shorter than a predetermined length * * * wool card or wool comb noun A machine for woolˈ carding or woolˈ combing, separating the fibres of wool preparatory …

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  • 102wool — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English wolle, from Old English wull; akin to Old High German wolla wool, Latin vellus fleece, lana wool Date: before 12th century 1. the soft wavy or curly usually thick undercoat of various hairy… …

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  • 103Wool railway station — Infobox UK station name = Wool code = WOO caption = manager = South West Trains locale = Wool borough = Purbeck usage0405 = 0.139 usage0506 = 0.142 platforms = 2 start =Wool railway station serves the town of Wool in Dorset, England. It is in… …

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  • 104Wool-stapler — A wool stapler is a dealer in wool. The wool stapler buys wool from the producer, sorts and grades it, and sells it on to manufacturers.The expression is now antiquated. The word staple in this context means a place appointed by royal authority,… …

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  • 105Wool Hall, Bristol — Infobox Historic building caption= name=The Wool Hall location town=Bristol location country=England architect=Richard Shackleton Pope client= engineer= construction start date= completion date=1830 date demolished= cost=£4400cite web |… …

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  • 106wool fat — noun a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool; a mixture of fatty acids and esters; used in some ointments and cosmetics • Syn: ↑lanolin, ↑wool grease • Hypernyms: ↑animal oil • Substance Holonyms: ↑ointment, ↑unction, ↑ …

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  • 107wool — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ thick ▪ fine ▪ soft ▪ rough ▪ pure ▪ raw …

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  • 108wool*/*/ — [wʊl] noun [U] 1) thick hair that grows on sheep and some other animals 2) fibre or cloth made from wool a ball of wool[/ex] a wool jacket[/ex] • See: cotton wool …

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  • 109wool clip — /ˈwʊl klɪp/ (say wool klip) noun the amount of wool yielded from the annual shearing season (by a station, district, etc.): *The talk ran on points of rain, the price fetched by the last wool clip, that bad crossing over the Fitzroy River; and… …

  • 110wool press — /ˈwʊl prɛs/ (say wool pres) noun a hydraulic press set in a strong frame, designed to ram wool into a woolpack. Also, wool screw. –wool presser, noun …