wool stapler

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noun

a dealer in wool.

a person who sorts wool, according to the staple or fiber.

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Origin of wool stapler

First recorded in 1700–10

OTHER WORDS FROM wool stapler

woolstapling, adjective

Words nearby wool stapler

woolsack, woolshed, woolskin, woolsorters' disease, wool sponge, wool stapler, wool store, wool table, Woolwich, Woolworth, wooly

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How to use wool stapler in a sentence

Methinks Cuthbert will need no hint from me to despise the home of the honest wool stapler.
The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn|Evelyn Everett-Green
And so it is to London thou wilt go--to the worthy wool stapler on the Bridge?
The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn|Evelyn Everett-Green
His father was a wool-stapler, holding a good position in the district.
My Experiences as an Executioner|James Berry
His father was a wool stapler who lost his fortune in the panic of 1847.
The Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society, Vol. IV|Various

The streets were deserted, for it was now late at night, and he found his way without interruption to the wool-stapler's.
Friends, though divided|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for wool stapler

wool stapler

noun

a person who sorts wool into different grades or classifications

Derived forms of wool stapler

wool-stapling, noun, adjective

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