woold

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/ˈwuːld/

verb

To wind a chain or rope around in order to strengthen (especially a mast or yard).

OriginDutch woelde →
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Meanings

woold1

verbwoold (third-person singular simple present woolds, present participle woolding, simple past and past participle woolded)

present singular third person woolds · participle present woolding · participle past woolded · past woolded

  1. nauticalTo wind a chain or rope around in order to strengthen (especially a mast or yard).

woold2

nounwoold (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableArchaic form of weld (“dyer's rocket”).

Origin

  1. Dutchwoelde
  2. Englishwoold

From Dutch woelde, past participle of woelen.

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APA

woold. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woold

MLA

“woold.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woold. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “woold,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/woold.

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