woolding noun.
['wu:ldɪŋ] LME.[from Middle Low German wōlen, Middle Dutch woelen bind (Dutch = woold a mast). Cf. WOOLD verb.]Chiefly
Nautical. The action of
WOOLD verb. Also, a wrapping;
esp. the rope or chain used in woolding a mast, spar, etc. (usu. in
pl.).
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