waulk
(transitive, obsolete, except in, Northern England, and, Scotland) to make cloth (especially tweed in Scotland) denser and more felt-like by soaking and beating.
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(transitive, obsolete, except in, Northern England, and, Scotland) to make cloth (especially tweed in Scotland) denser and more felt-like by soaking and beating.
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