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- noun Plural form of
wooly . - noun plurale tantum A type of
chaps .
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Examples
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Pete had no love for the "woolies," yet he hated cattlemen.
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River Henry Herbert Knibbs 1909
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Every two weeks, a 1500-pound bale of discarded wool garments arrives and owner Sue Burns and her team wash the old sweaters, shrink them down into felt and stitch them into gorgeous, one-of-a-kind warm woolies.
Pam Grout: Skating With the Stars Gives New Life to Ugly Christmas Sweaters Pam Grout 2011
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Every two weeks, a 1500-pound bale of discarded wool garments arrives and owner Sue Burns and her team wash the old sweaters, shrink them down into felt and stitch them into gorgeous, one-of-a-kind warm woolies.
Pam Grout: Skating With the Stars Gives New Life to Ugly Christmas Sweaters Pam Grout 2011
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Its the worst partnership deal we have! thwe only reason woolies wants to do this is to force people to spend more than $30 each time they go.
Everyday Rewards Sets Qantas Frequent Flyer Rate | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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I still got rips in my woolies from where they was pushing me on the wall and throwing me over the floor and stuff like that.
Reading the Riots: 'Humiliating' stop and search a key factor in anger towards police 2011
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Abigail, the deep discount at Kmart and woolies is a practice known as ‘loss leading’.
Cheeseburger Gothic » I had planned to eke this out a while longer… 2010
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An unusual pairing during Art Basel Miami Beach was the jointly held event between Pringle of Scotland, the design house for Scottish woolies, and Serpentine Gallery, one of the most respected galleries in London.
Kiša Lala: ART AND FASHION: Pringle Of Scotland And London's Serpentine Gallery Collaborate To Promote Scottish Artists Kiša Lala 2010
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An unusual pairing during Art Basel Miami Beach was the jointly held event between Pringle of Scotland, the design house for Scottish woolies, and Serpentine Gallery, one of the most respected galleries in London.
Kiša Lala: ART AND FASHION: Pringle Of Scotland And London's Serpentine Gallery Collaborate To Promote Scottish Artists Kiša Lala 2010
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I make a really similar thing at Christmas time- buy a christmas cake from woolies or wherever you do your shop, crumble it up and add some rum/scotch just a really small amount and a little bit of orange juice.
The Red Deer thereddeer 2009
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A number of ex-woolies have been taken over by B&M bargains - they've been open quite a while in Merthyr and Aberdare, and also Ebbw Vale.
Retailing, the Budget and the recession Dylan Jones-Evans 2009
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