Woolley

[ wool-ee ]

/ ˈwʊl i /

noun

Sir (Charles) Leonard, 1880–1960, English archaeologist and explorer.

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woolgathering, woolgrower, Woollcott, woolled, woollen, Woolley, woolly, woolly aphid, woolly bear, woollybutt, woolly-hair nevus

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Undaunted, Woolley and Allen boldly entered him in the Kentucky Derby when a slot in the 20-horse field opened up.
Can These Two Horses Save Racing?|Sally Denton|June 4, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Woolley hitched the horse to the back of his four-wheel-drive and traveled 1,500 miles to Churchill Downs.
Can These Two Horses Save Racing?|Sally Denton|June 4, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Street mentions a young gentleman from Boston about to marry one of Mr. Woolley's daughters.
A Journey to America in 1834|Robert Heywood
Woolley from the Sugar House came to take names of officers, and says an exchange is expected.
American Prisoners of the Revolution|Danske Dandridge

Rain came at a critical moment also, and gave Woolley and Rhodes a wicket which was impossible for a batsman.
The Wanderings of a Spiritualist|Arthur Conan Doyle
Why don't you wait, as Dr. Woolley suggests, six months or a year?
The "Genius"|Theodore Dreiser
At the store regulating the books and making out Whitney and Woolley's account current, etc.
William Clayton's Journal|William Clayton

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Woolley

/ (ˈwʊlɪ) /

noun

Sir (Charles) Leonard . 1880–1960, British archaeologist, noted for his excavations at Ur in Mesopotamia (1922–34)

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