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Wool-winder. World English Historical Dictionary

Wool-winder. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1928, rev. 2024. Wool-winder [WINDER sb.1 (WIND v.1 16, 22 b).] One who ‘winds’ or packs up fleeces for transport or sale.

1 1523–34.  Fitzherb., Husb., § 52. Let the wol be well folden or wounden with a woll-wynder, that can good skyll therof.

2 1550.  Proclam. Winding of Wools, 23 May, 1. The feloweshippe of wole wynders, otherwyse called wollmen.

3 1657.  Howell, Londinop., 63. The residue of the Lofts were letten out to Marchants, the Wooll-winders and Packers therein, to winde and pack their Wools.

4 1727.  Byrom, Rem. (Chetham Soc.), I. 286. It was the feast day of the woolwinders.

5 1886.  C. Scott, Sheep-Farming, 138. A boy or girl is usually employed to pick up the fleeces as they are ready, and carry them to the wool-winders.

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