wool
/wʊl/ noun A2- The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.
- A cloth or yarn made from such hair.
- Anything with a fibrous texture like that of sheep's wool.
- A dingy white color inspired by the natural shade of wool.
- A fine fiber obtained from the leaves of certain trees, such as firs and pines.
- A woolly back; a resident of a satellite town outside Liverpool, such as St Helens or Warrington. See also Yonner.
- A marijuana cigarette or cigar laced with crack cocaine.
Plural wools
From the library
He catches you only for your wool, or your milk, but he lays hold on me for my very life.”
What weight can my blood add to the wool?
If you want my flesh, there is the butcher, who will kill me in an instant; but if you want my fleece and wool, there is the shearer, who will shear and not hurt me.”
You provide wool to make garments for all other men, but you destroy the clothes of him who feeds you.”
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