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woolpack

noun
wool·​pack | \ ˈwu̇l-ËŒpak How to pronounce woolpack (audio) \

Definition of woolpack

1 : a wrapper of strong fabric into which fleeces are packed for shipment
2 : the complete package of wool and wrapper

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 Is there to be a monopoly of knowledge; are the products of all English brains to be stamped like broadcloth and woolpacks? — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, "The Death of the Public Square," 6 July 2018

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First Known Use of woolpack

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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