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Webster 1913 Edition

Woold

Woold

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Woolded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Woolding
.]
[D.
woelen
, be
woelen
; akin to G.
wuhlen
, be
wuhlen
. √146.]
(Naut.)
To wind, or wrap; especially, to wind a rope round, as a mast or yard made of two or more pieces, at the place where it has been fished or scarfed, in order to strengthen it.

Webster 1828 Edition

Woold

WOOLD

,
Verb.
T.
[G.] To wind, particularly to wind a rope round a mast or yard, when made of two or more pieces, at the place where they are fished, for confining and supporting them.

Definition 2024

Woold

Woold

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German Low German

Alternative forms

  • Woolt (in many dialects, including Low Prussian)

Noun

Woold m

  1. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) a wood, a forest

Saterland Frisian

Noun

Woold m

  1. forest

woold

woold

See also: Woold

English

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).

References

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

Etymology

From Middle Low German wôlt, from Old Saxon wald, from Proto-Germanic *walþuz, whence also Old English weald, Old Norse völlr. The A became O through the influence of the velarised L in the same manner as in Dutch woud.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɔːɫt/

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