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woollies

woollies is the plural of woolly.

Meaning of woolly

Noun (1)

woolly (plural woollies)

  1. (informal) A sweater or similar garment made of wool.
    • `I've got a rotten cold and I'm not taking my woollies off until it's better.'1965, James Holledge, What Makes a Call Girl?, London: Horwitz Publications, page 82
  2. (US, slang) A sheep not yet shorn.
  3. A piece of woolwork.

Noun (2)

woolly (plural woollies)

  1. (derogatory, Liverpool slang) A woolly back; someone from the area around Liverpool, not from Liverpool itself.

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Questions about woollies

What is woollies the plural of?
Woollies is the plural of woolly.

Words near woollies in the dictionary

  1. woollessness
  2. Woolley
  3. Woolley Grange
  4. Woolleys
  5. woollier
  6. woollies
  7. woolliest
  8. woollike
  9. woollily
  10. woolliness
  11. woollinesses

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