woolgather

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woolgather

/ˈwʊl(ˌ)ɡæðəɹ/

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Back-formation from woolgathering.

verb woolgathers · woolgathering · woolgathered · gather wool · wool-gather

To daydream. I had bad times after that—crying at night and woolgathering by day. For two terms I slackened and had bad reports.

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@misc{woolgather_2026,
  title = {woolgather},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/woolgather},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}