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woolcombing

woolcombing noun: the work of a woolcomber, combing wool to disentangle it and straighten out the fibres.

Noun

woolcombing (uncountable)

  1. The work of a woolcomber, combing wool to disentangle it and straighten out the fibres.

Origin of woolcombing

From wool + combing.

Questions about woolcombing

What does woolcombing mean?
Woolcombing means the work of a woolcomber, combing wool to disentangle it and straighten out the fibres.
What part of speech is woolcombing?
Woolcombing is a noun.

Words near woolcombing in the dictionary

  1. woolclassers
  2. woolclassing
  3. woolcomb
  4. woolcomber
  5. woolcombers
  6. woolcombing
  7. woolcombs
  8. Woolcott
  9. Woolcotts
  10. woold
  11. woolded

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