WOODIE, wood'i, _n._ (_Scot._) the gallows. [A form of _widdy_, _withy_,]

WOOF, woof, _n._ same as _Weft_ (q.v.).--_adj._ WOOF'Y, dense. [A.S.

_ówef_, _áweb_--_áwefan_, to weave--_á-_, prefix, _wefan_, to weave.]

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