WOOLPACK

Etymology

Noun

woolpack (plural woolpacks)

A bag of wool, traditionally weighing 240 pounds.

A cirrocumulus cloud.

(heraldiccharge) A charge resembling a pillow or cushion.

Source: Wiktionary


Wool"pack`, n.

Definition: A pack or bag of wool weighing two hundred and forty pounds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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