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woodwool

woodwool is the alternative spelling of wood wool.

Meaning of wood wool

Noun

wood wool (uncountable)

  1. Fine shavings or fibers of wood, used as a stuffing, insulating or packing material, as a medical dressing, or combined with glue or cement to provide bulk to a building material.
    • Wood wool has been widely used as a space filler for packaging glassware, pottery, ceramics, etc.1990, Frank A. Paine, The Packaging User’s Handbook, →ISBN, page 576
    Synonyms:
    excelsior

Questions about woodwool

What is woodwool the alternative spelling of?
Woodwool is the alternative spelling of wood wool.

Words near woodwool in the dictionary

  1. woodwindists
  2. woodwinds
  3. woodwise
  4. woodwoman
  5. woodwomen
  6. woodwool
  7. woodwork
  8. woodworked
  9. woodworker
  10. woodworker's lung
  11. woodworkers

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