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wool stapler
noun
- a dealer in wool.
- a person who sorts wool, according to the staple or fiber.
wool stapler
noun
- a person who sorts wool into different grades or classifications
Derived Forms
- ˈwool-ˌstapling, nounadjective
Other Words From
- woolstapling adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of wool stapler1
Example Sentences
I have been a business man from my youth up; I began with a pack on my back; then I became a wool stapler, and lastly a money lender.
"The daughter of a wool stapler, one Martin Holt, foster brother to my venerated father, the third Earl of Andover," said Lady Frances, quietly.
Was not Virgil the son of a porter, Horace of a shopkeeper, Demosthenes of a cutler, Milton of a money scrivener, Shakespeare of a wool stapler, and Cromwell of a brewer?
Finest of all, perhaps, are the brasses of the wool staplers, with feet resting on woolpack or sheep; but there are many other merchants too.
"A wool stapler!" muttered Kate, with a slight pout of her pretty lips.
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