woolpack

[ wool-pak ]

noun

1. a coarse fabric, usually of jute, in which raw wool is packed pack packed for transport.
2. the package in which raw wool is done up for transport.
3. something resembling such a package, as a fleecy cloud.
4. Meteorology. a cumulus cloud of fleecy appearance with a horizontal base.

woolpack

/ ˈwʊlˌpæk /

noun

1. the cloth or canvas wrapping used to pack a bale of wool
2. a bale of wool

Word History and Origins

Origin of woolpack¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; wool, pack ¹

Example Sentences

Crest: A woolpack charged with a ram couchant all proper, ducally crowned azure.

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These are the 'woolpack clouds,' which, in summer time, throw deep shadows on the grass.

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There was just a chance that it was the Woolpack Sand that she was on.

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For three nights Joanna had been the chief topic of conversation in the Woolpack bar.

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Later on Martha Tilden told her that they were saying much the same at the Woolpack.

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