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woold

/ˈwuːld/

woold verb: to wind a chain or rope around in order to strengthen (especially a mast or yard). Also the archaic form of weld.

Verb

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

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

Also used as

woold is also the archaic form of weld.

Forms of woold

third-person singular presentwoolds
present participlewoolding
past participlewoolded
pastwoolded

Origin of woold

From Dutch woelde, past participle of woelen.

Questions about woold

What does woold mean?
Woold means to wind a chain or rope around in order to strengthen (especially a mast or yard).
What part of speech is woold?
Woold is a verb.
How do you pronounce woold?
Woold is pronounced /ˈwuːld/.
What is the past tense of woold?
The past tense of woold is woolded.

Words near woold in the dictionary

  1. woolcombers
  2. woolcombing
  3. woolcombs
  4. Woolcott
  5. Woolcotts
  6. woold
  7. woolded
  8. woolder
  9. woolders
  10. woolding
  11. wooldings

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