woold

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwuːld/ === Etymology 1 === From Dutch woelde, past participle of woelen. ==== Verb ==== woold (third-person singular simple present woolds, present participle woolding, simple past and past participle woolded) (nautical) To wind a chain or rope around in order to strengthen (especially a mast or yard). === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== woold (uncountable) Archaic form of weld (“dyer's rocket”). === References === “woold”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.