linsey-woolsey

linsey-woolsey is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.Jargon. [Obs.] Shak.
  2. 2.Made of linen and wool; hence, of different and unsuitable parts; mean. Johnson.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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