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sarplar

American  
[sahr-plahr, -pler] / ˈsɑr plɑr, -plər /
Also sarpler

noun

  1. a coarse cloth bagging.

  2. Obsolete.

    1. a bale of wool weighing 2240 pounds (1016 kilograms) or 80 tods.

    2. the weight of such a bale.

Etymology

Origin of sarplar

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English sarplar “bale of wool,” from Anglo-French ( Old French sarpillere )

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