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woolfell

woolfell noun: a skin of an animal with the wool attached.

Noun

woolfell (plural woolfells)

  1. A skin of an animal with the wool attached.
    • For first Mr. Dier's opinion was that the ancient custom for exportation was by the common laws; and goeth furder, that that ancient custom was the custom upon wools, woolfells, and leather.a. 1627 (date written), Francis Bacon, “A.D. 1610. Ætat. 50.”, in James Spedding, editor, The Works of Francis Bacon, […]: The Letters and the Life of Francis Bacon […], volume IV, London: Longmans...

Forms of woolfell

pluralwoolfells
alternative formwoolfel

Origin of woolfell

From wool + fell; see fell (“skin”).

Questions about woolfell

What does woolfell mean?
Woolfell means a skin of an animal with the wool attached.
What part of speech is woolfell?
Woolfell is a noun.
What is the plural of woolfell?
The plural of woolfell is woolfells.

Words near woolfell in the dictionary

  1. Woolfalls
  2. Woolfardisworthy
  3. woolfat
  4. woolfats
  5. woolfel
  6. woolfell
  7. woolfells
  8. woolfels
  9. Woolfenden
  10. Woolfesque
  11. Woolfian

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