"wooler" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: woolers [plural]
Etymology: From wool + -er. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|wool|-er|id2=relational}} wool + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} wooler (plural woolers)
  1. An animal raised for its wool, especially an angora rabbit.
    Sense id: en-wooler-en-noun-qiMM~4zj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (relational) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 6 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (relational): 55 18 27
  2. Someone who works with wool.
    Sense id: en-wooler-en-noun-w5C5mG9A
  3. (slang) A marijuana cigarette or cigar laced with crack cocaine. Tags: slang Synonyms: wool, woolie
    Sense id: en-wooler-en-noun-cjafEz3b
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: woola [slang], woolah

Inflected forms

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