woolder

noun
woold·​er | \ -də(r)\
plural -s

Definition of woolder

1 : a stick used (as in woolding) to tighten a rope at a knot
2 or woolder stick : one of the handles of the ropemaking top formed by a wooden pin passing through it

History and Etymology for woolder

alteration (influenced by woold) of earlier woller, probably from obsolete Dutch woelen to woold + English -er

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