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wadding

noun

Meaning

  1. Wads collectively
  2. Soft, fibrous cotton or wool used to make a wad, or as a packaging material
  3. To crumple or crush into a compact, amorphous shape or ball.
  4. To wager.
  5. To insert or force a wad into.
  6. To stuff or line with some soft substance, or wadding, like cotton.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

packing(English)packing material(English)wadmeal(English)wadmell(English)wadmoll(English)wadhook(English)wattling(English)wadmel(English)projectile(English)franciscan(English)powder(English)lombard(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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