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noil (no̵il)

noun

short or knotted textile fibers combed from the long staple or, sometimes, spun in with longer staple to make yarn

Etymology: < SW Yorkshire dial. < ?

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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