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wool·gath·er·ing

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–noun

1.	indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness: His woolgathering was a handicap in school.

2.	gathering of the tufts of wool shed by sheep and caught on bushes.

[Origin: 1545–55; wool + gathering

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wool·gath·er Audio Help (wŏŏl'gāth'ər) Pronunciation Key
intr.v. wool·gath·ered, wool·gath·er·ing, wool·gath·ers
To engage in fanciful daydreaming.

wool'gath'er·er n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
woolgathering

1553, "indulging in wandering fancies and purposeless thinking," from the lit. meaning "gathering fragments of wool torn from sheep by bushes, etc."

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woolgathering
adjective
1.	dreamy in mood or nature; "a woolgathering moment" [syn: dreamy]
noun
1.	an idle indulgence in fantasy

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Woolgathering

Wool"gath`er*ing\, a. Indulging in a vagrant or idle exercise of the imagination; roaming upon a fruitless quest; idly fanciful.

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Woolgathering

Wool"gath`er*ing\, n. Indulgence in idle imagination; a foolish or useless pursuit or design.

His wits were a woolgathering, as they say. --Burton.

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