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woolding (iou)



woolding noun. LME.
[from Middle Low German wolen, Middle Dutch woelen bind (Dutch = woold a mast). Cf. WOOLD verb.]
Chiefly Nautical. The action of WOOLD verb. Also, a wrapping; esp. the rope or chain used in woolding a mast, spar, etc. (usu. in pl.).