Pell-wool

Type

Animals

Area of origin

Radnorshire (modern-day Powys, Wales)

Area of use

Powys (obsolete)

  1. The loose strands or flocks of wool left by sheep on bushes and fences.
  2. The wool plucked from the carcasses of dead sheep.

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly derived from “pull-wool” in reference to the manner of its removal.

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