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woolding

woolding is the present participle and gerund of woold.

Noun

woolding (plural wooldings)

  1. The act of winding or wrapping anything with a rope, or rope-like material.
    • 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.1774 August, James Cook, A Voyage Towards the South pole and Around the World
  2. A rope used for binding masts and spars.

Meaning of woold

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).

Forms of woolding

pluralwooldings

Questions about woolding

What does woolding mean?
Woolding means the act of winding or wrapping anything with a rope, or rope-like material.
What is woolding the present participle and gerund of?
Woolding is the present participle and gerund of woold.
What part of speech is woolding?
Woolding is a noun.
What is the plural of woolding?
The plural of woolding is wooldings.

Words near woolding in the dictionary

  1. Woolcotts
  2. woold
  3. woolded
  4. woolder
  5. woolders
  6. woolding
  7. wooldings
  8. Wooldridge
  9. wooldridgeite
  10. Wooldridges
  11. wooldriver

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