One who makes up packages of wool for transport or sale. Also, later, a machine for packing wool. So Wool-packing.

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1376.  Durham Acc. Rolls (Surtees), 584. In donis dat. Wolpakkers, 4s.

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1480[?].  Cely Papers (Camden), 30. xxvj sarplerys the weche ys fayre woll as the woll packar … saythe to me.

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1543.  trans. Act 8 Hen. VI., c. 22. That no wolpacker shal make within the realme but good and due packyng.

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1604.  Proclam. Winding Wools, 18 June, § 1. All Wool-packers, and Winders of wools.

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1633.  Stow’s Surv., 640. The Company of Wooll-packers.

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1808.  W. Wilson, Hist. Diss. Ch., 1. 330. [The old meeting-house] is at present occupied by a wool-packer.

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1875.  Knight, Dict. Mech., Wool-packer, a machine for compressing and tying fleeces. Ibid., Wool-packing table.

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1894.  H. Nisbet, Bush Girl’s Rom., 33. The wool-packing season was at its busiest.

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