woold

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English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch woelde, past participle of woelen[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

woold (third-person singular simple present woolds, present participle woolding, simple past and past participle woolded)

  1. (nautical) To wind a chain or rope around in order to strengthen (especially a mast or yard).

Noun

woold (uncountable)

  1. Reseda luteola (dyer's rocket)

References

  1. ^ 'woold', Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002.