greasy wool
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Smits persevered with the sheep, whose greasy wool was staining the walls of the corridor.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 26, 2015
When wool falls, moreover, the fall tells first upon greasy wool.
From A First Year in Canterbury Settlement by Butler, Samuel
An equally spotless skirt, fresh from the laundry, gathered up in one strong pendant hand, gleamed like light against its background of greasy woodwork and greasy wool.
From Sisters by Cambridge, Ada
Rejoice ye Forty: doff your greasy wool Bonnets, which shall become Caps of Liberty.
From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas
Make it warm, get ready cloths, cerate, greasy wool and bandages for his ankle.
From The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 by Aristophanes
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