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woolfell

[ wool-fel ]
/ ˈwʊlˌfɛl /
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noun
the skin of a wool-bearing animal with the fleece still on it.
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Origin of woolfell

First recorded in 1375–1425, woolfell is from late Middle English wolle fell. See wool, fell4

Words nearby woolfell

wool clip, woolen, wooler, Woolf, wool fat, woolfell, Woolf, Virginia, woolgather, woolgathering, woolgrower, Woollcott
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British Dictionary definitions for woolfell

woolfell
/ (ˈwʊlˌfɛl) /
noun
obsolete the skin of a sheep or similar animal with the fleece still attached
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