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woolpack

[ wool-pak ]

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noun

a coarse fabric, usually of jute, in which raw wool is packed pack packed for transport.
the package in which raw wool is done up for transport.
something resembling such a package, as a fleecy cloud.
Meteorology. a cumulus cloud of fleecy appearance with a horizontal base.

woolpack

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noun

the cloth or canvas wrapping used to pack a bale of wool
a bale of wool

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Word History and Origins

Origin of woolpack¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; wool, pack ¹

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Bird would end up shooting himself just 400m from Harry's then-pub, the Woolpack Inn in Eskdale.

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Sir Lindsay said it was "an honour to help the cast celebrate the 10,000th episode of this enduring Yorkshire-based soap, with a visit to the Woolpack".

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Mrs Jones and her husband had gone to the Woolpack pub and left at about 23:00 BST on 23 July 1983.

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The Isles of Scilly Football League consists of just two teams - the Woolpack Wanderers and Garrison Gunners.

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Casualty will also be discussed in Emmerdale's Woolpack, and a social media clip from Weatherfield will be chatted about in The Queen Vic.

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woolman woolsack

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