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wadding

[ wod-ing ]

noun

  1. any fibrous or soft material for stuffing, padding, packing, etc., especially carded cotton in specially prepared sheets.
  2. material used as wads wad for guns, cartridges, etc.
  3. Surgery. any large dressing made of cotton or a similar absorbent material that is used to stanch the flow of blood or dress a wound.
  4. a wad or lump.

wadding

/ ˈɒɪŋ /

noun

    1. any fibrous or soft substance used as padding, stuffing, etc, esp sheets of carded cotton prepared for the purpose
    2. a piece of this
  2. material for wads used in cartridges or guns
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wadding1

First recorded in 1620–30; wad 1 + -ing 1

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