Woolly

a blanket. Work , to plan, or lay down and execute any course of action, to perform anything; “to WORK the bulls,” i.e. , to get rid of false crown pieces; “to work the oracle,” to succeed by manœuvring, to concert a wily plan, to victimize,—a po ible reference to the stratagems and bribes used to corrupt the Delphic oracle, and cause it to deliver a favourable response. “To WORK a street or neighbourhood,” to try at each house to sell all one can, or to bawl so that every housewife may know what is to be sold. The general plan is to drive a donkey-barrow a short distance, and then stop and cry. The term implies thoroughne ; to “ WORK a street well” is a common saying with a coster. “To WORK a benefit” is to canva among one’s friends and acquaintances.