wool sale (wulsal)

A periodical public sale of wool in London, Melbourne, and other places where large quantities of wool are of fered. wool-scribbler (wùl's kribʻlėr), n. A machine for combing wool and forming it into thin, downy, translucent layers, preparatory to spinning. Simmonds. tinguished from linsey, which is made of linen and wool. Dict. of Needlework. Who could po ibly have substituted chance for fate here? unle he thought his verses were to sell by the foot, no matter for the stuff, whether linsey or woolsey. Bentley , On a Late Discourse of Free-Thinking, liv. 2. Same as linsey- woolsey , 1. wool-shears (wùl'shērz), n . sing . and pl . Shears of the kinds used for shearing sheep, consisting of two sharp-pointed blades so connected by a spring at the back of the handles that they remain open when not in use. The blades are closed and brought into contact for cutting by the hand of the operator. See outs under sheep shears.