The frame on which the cloth is waulked is a board some twelve to twenty-four feet long and about two feet broad, grooved lengthwise along its surface.
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Waulk
Synonyms for "waulk" (3 found)
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1992, Diana Gabaldon, Dragonfly in Amber, Random House Group (Arrow Books), page 590, I hid a smile at the mention of wool waulking. Alone among the Highland farms, I was sure, the women of Lailybroch waulked their wool not only to the old traditional chants but also to the rhythms of Moliére and Piron.
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Here, we compare waulking songs and shanties to see how they operated in bringing women and men, respectively, into a sense of close alignment.
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