"dye in the wool" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dyes in the wool [present, singular, third-person], dyeing in the wool [participle, present], dyed in the wool [participle, past], dyed in the wool [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dye in the wool (third-person singular simple present dyes in the wool, present participle dyeing in the wool, simple past and past participle dyed in the wool)
  1. To dye woolen fibers before they are spun into thread. Derived forms: dyed-in-the-wool
    Sense id: en-dye_in_the_wool-en-verb-7FD-dFsY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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