underwool

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noun

The short, wooly underfur of certain animals, especially sheep.

OriginEnglish wool ← Middle English under- ← Old English under- →
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Meanings

noununderwool (countable and uncountable, plural underwools)

plural underwools

  1. countableuncountableThe short, wooly underfur of certain animals, especially sheep.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Englishwool
  13. Englishunderwool

From under- + wool.

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APA

underwool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underwool

MLA

“underwool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underwool. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underwool,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underwool.

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