woolfell

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Etymology

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From wool +‎ fell; see fell (skin).

Noun

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woolfell (plural woolfells)

  1. A skin of an animal with the wool attached.
    • a. 1627 (date written), Francis Bacon, “A.D. 1610. Ætat. 50.”, in James Spedding, editor, The Works of Francis Bacon, []: The Letters and the Life of Francis Bacon [], volume IV, London: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, published 1858, →OCLC, page 194:
      For first Mr. Dier's opinion was that the ancient custom for exportation was by the common laws; and goeth furder, that that ancient custom was the custom upon wools, woolfells, and leather.

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