waulk

Meaning

to make cloth (especially tweed in Scotland) denser and more felt-like by soaking and beating.

Synonyms

felt

full

walk

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Etymology

From Middle English walken, from Old English wealcian (“to roll up; muffle up”), from Proto-West Germanic *walkōn, from Proto-Germanic *walkōną (“to roll about; full (cloth)”).
Cognate with Scots waulk (“to full”), Dutch walken (“to full”), German walken (“to full”), Danish valke (“to full”), Swedish valka (“to full”). Doublet of walk.