Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Woold

Woold , transitive verb

[Dutch woelen, bewoelen; akin to German wuhlen, bewuhlen. r146.]

(Nautical) To wind, or wrap; especially, to wind a rope round, as a mast or yard made of two or more pieces, at the place where it has been fished or scarfed, in order to strengthen it.