Woolding
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Woolding is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of woold.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of woold.
More Meanings
- (nautical) The act of winding or wrapping anything with a rope, or rope-like material.
- (nautical) A rope used for binding masts and spars.
Example Sentences
1774 August, James Cook, A Voyage Towards the South pole and Around the World 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.
Word Forms
- wooldings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include winding, woolder, twine, windle, quilting, rewinding.
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