Meanings
- alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of wood wool.
Woodwool can soften when wet, and might well have been standing out in rainy conditions before concreting started.
2008, Michael Forsyth, Structures and Construction in Historic Building Conservation, →ISBN3 more examples
Four gallons of water was required for satisfactorily rinsing each bushel of pears when woodwool was present in the bottom of the box to prevent bruising, after treatment in one per cent hydrochloric, but only two gallons per bushel were required after treatment in half percent, to avoid injury.
1916, South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services, Science Bulletin - Issue 9, Part 167, page 22One case of each variety was packed in sulphite paper and woodwool, a $4 bushel case was used, the bunches being wrapped in the sulphite paper and nested in the woodwool.
1931, Industrial Refrigeration - Volume 81, page 318J22: Proprietary roof decking with asphalt finish deals with prefabricated roof decking (steel, aluminium, timber, woodwool, etc), together with vapour barriers, insulation and asphalt covering and finishes intalled as a complete roof by a specialist firm.
2003, Patrick Keily, Patrick H. McNamara, Smm7 Explained and Illustrated, →ISBN, page 199
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