woolding

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noun

The act of winding or wrapping anything with a rope, or rope-like material.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of woold
nounwoolding (plural wooldings)

plural wooldings

  1. nauticalThe act of winding or wrapping anything with a rope, or rope-like material.

    1774 August, James Cook, A Voyage Towards the South pole and Around the World They[the people of Erromango] separate it [their hair] into small locks, which they woold or cue round with the rind of a slender plant, down to about an inch of the ends; and, as the hair grows, the woolding is continued.

  2. nauticalA rope used for binding masts and spars.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

LingwoodWoodling
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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