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waulk

waulk

English

Verb

waulk (third-person singular simple present waulks, present participle waulking, simple past and past participle waulked)

  1. (transitive, obsolete, Northern England, Scotland) to make cloth (especially tweed in Scotland) denser and more felt-like by soaking and beating

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Scots

Etymology

Old English wealcan (to roll, toss).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɑːk/, /woːk/

Verb

waulk (third-person singular present waulks, present participle waulkin, past waulkit, past participle waulkit)

  1. (transitive) to full (cloth)
  2. (intransitive) (of cloth) to shrink from moisture