woolpack

[wool-pak]

noun

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

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

3. something resembling such a package, as a fleecy cloud.

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

woolpack

/ ˈwʊlˌpæk /

noun

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

2. a bale of wool

Word History and Origins

Origin of woolpack¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; wool, pack ¹

Example Sentences

Bird would end up shooting himself just 400m from Harry's then-pub, the Woolpack Inn in Eskdale.

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Sir Lindsay said it was "an honour to help the cast celebrate the 10,000th episode of this enduring Yorkshire-based soap, with a visit to the Woolpack".

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Mrs Jones and her husband had gone to the Woolpack pub and left at about 23:00 BST on 23 July 1983.

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The Isles of Scilly Football League consists of just two teams - the Woolpack Wanderers and Garrison Gunners.

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Casualty will also be discussed in Emmerdale's Woolpack, and a social media clip from Weatherfield will be chatted about in The Queen Vic.

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