WOOLGATHERING


Meaning of WOOLGATHERING in English

/wool"gadh'euhr ing/ , n.

1. indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness: His woolgathering was a handicap in school.

2. gathering of the tufts of wool shed by sheep and caught on bushes.

[ 1545-55; WOOL + GATHERING ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .