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woolsorting

woolsorting noun: the work of a woolsorter, sorting wool into coarser and finer grades.

Noun

woolsorting (uncountable)

  1. The work of a woolsorter, sorting wool into coarser and finer grades.

Origin of woolsorting

From wool + sorting.

Questions about woolsorting

What does woolsorting mean?
Woolsorting means the work of a woolsorter, sorting wool into coarser and finer grades.
What part of speech is woolsorting?
Woolsorting is a noun.

Words near woolsorting in the dictionary

  1. woolskin
  2. woolskins
  3. woolsorter
  4. woolsorter's disease
  5. woolsorters
  6. woolsorting
  7. Woolstencroft
  8. Woolstencrofts
  9. Woolstenhulme
  10. Woolstenhulmes
  11. Woolsthorpe

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