woodwool

English

Noun

woodwool (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of wood wool
   • 1916, South Africa. Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services, Science Bulletin - Issue 9, Part 167, page 22:

     Four gallons of water was required for satisfactorily rinsing each bushel of pears when woodwool was present in the bottom of the box to prevent bruising, after treatment in one per cent hydrochloric, but only two gallons per bushel were required after treatment in half percent, to avoid injury.

   • 1931, Industrial Refrigeration - Volume 81, page 318:

     One case of each variety was packed in sulphite paper and woodwool, a $4 bushel case was used, the bunches being wrapped in the sulphite paper and nested in the woodwool.

   • 2003, Patrick Keily, Patrick H. McNamara, Smm7 Explained and Illustrated, →ISBN, page 199:

     J22: Proprietary roof decking with asphalt finish deals with prefabricated roof decking (steel, aluminium, timber, woodwool, etc), together with vapour barriers, insulation and asphalt covering and finishes intalled as a complete roof by a specialist firm.

   • 2008, Michael Forsyth, Structures and Construction in Historic Building Conservation, →ISBN:

     Woodwool can soften when wet, and might well have been standing out in rainy conditions before concreting started.