woolding

n. [海](加楔)绞扎绳索(或链条)

词形变化

wooldings 复数 wooldings

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of winding or wrapping anything with a rope, or rope-like material.

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    1774 August, James Cook, A Voyage Towards the South pole and Around the World They[the people of Erromango] separate it [their hair] into small locks, which they woold or cue round with the rind of a slender plant, down to about an inch of the ends; and, as the hair grows, the woolding is continued.

  2. 2.

    A rope used for binding masts and spars.

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v.
  1. 1.

    present participle and gerund of woold