woolpack

[ woo l-pak ]

/ ˈwʊlˌpæk /

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noun

a coarse fabric, usually of jute, in which raw wool is packed for transport.

the package in which raw wool is done up for transport.

something resembling such a package, as a fleecy cloud.

Meteorology. a cumulus cloud of fleecy appearance with a horizontal base.

Nearby words

woolly-hair nevus, woolly-headed, woolly-minded, woollybutt, woolman, woolpack, woolsack, woolshed, woolskin, woolsorters' disease, woolwich

Origin of woolpack

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at wool, pack¹

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Examples from the Web for woolpack

Mrs. Tolhurst got it from Peter Crouch, who had it from the Woolpack yesterday.
Joanna Godden|Sheila Kaye-Smith
There was just a chance that it was the Woolpack Sand that she was on.
Storm Warriors|John Gilmore
Later on Martha Tilden told her that they were saying much the same at the Woolpack.
Joanna Godden|Sheila Kaye-Smith
They both have their feet on woolpacks, and on the son's woolpack is his merchant's mark.
Medieval People|Eileen Edna Power

At Guildford all the alehouses were at one time required to exhibit a Woolpack as a token of the leading commodity in the town.
Old Country Inns of England|Henry P. Maskell

British Dictionary definitions for woolpack

woolpack

/ (ˈwʊlˌpæk) /

noun

the cloth or canvas wrapping used to pack a bale of wool

a bale of wool

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