HOW TO PRONOUNCE
woolsey
/ˈwʊlzi/
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What does woolsey mean?
noun
- A material made of cotton and wool.
proper noun
- A characteristical surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈwʊlzi/
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(Tommy Woolsey shot Sadie Kate into her soup yesterday, to the glee of all observers except Sadie, who is an independent young damsel and doesn't care for these useless masculine attentions.) At first the boys were inclined to jeer, but after observing the politeness of their hero, Percy de Forest Witherspoon, they have come up to the mark like little gentlemen.