woolpack

[ woo l-pak ]

/ ˈwʊlˌpæk /

a coarse fabric, usually of jute, in which raw wool is packed for transport.

the package in which raw wool is done up for transport.

something resembling such a package, as a fleecy cloud.

Meteorology. a cumulus cloud of fleecy appearance with a horizontal base.

Origin of woolpack

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at wool, pack¹

Mrs. Tolhurst got it from Peter Crouch, who had it from the Woolpack yesterday.

Joanna Godden |Sheila Kaye-Smith
There was just a chance that it was the Woolpack Sand that she was on.

Storm Warriors |John Gilmore
Later on Martha Tilden told her that they were saying much the same at the Woolpack.

Joanna Godden |Sheila Kaye-Smith
They both have their feet on woolpacks, and on the son's woolpack is his merchant's mark.

Medieval People |Eileen Edna Power

At Guildford all the alehouses were at one time required to exhibit a Woolpack as a token of the leading commodity in the town.

Old Country Inns of England |Henry P. Maskell

woolpack

/ (ˈwʊlˌpæk) /

the cloth or canvas wrapping used to pack a bale of wool

a bale of wool