Glossary of Terms

Term	Definition
Weaving	Making cloth by interlacing yarns at right angles according to a predetermined pattern.
Weft	Yarns running width ways in woven fabrics.
Wether	Male sheep that has been castrated. The majority of male sheep on a farm are wethers.
Wiggings	Wool is shorn from around the eyes and face. This wool is usually combined with the second cuts and short crutchings to form locks.
Wool	The fibres covering the skin of a sheep.
Wool Away	Call made by shearer to wool handler to remove the shorn fleece from the shearing stand.
Wool Base	Is the dry weight of wool fibre free from impurities.
Wool Book	Book for recording wool bale information including number, content, weight and other pertinent information. This is maintained by the wool presser under direction of the woolclasser.
Wool Broker	A marketing agent who sells greasy wool on behalf of a client.
Wool Buyer	Person engaged in the buying of wool.
Wool Handler	A key member of a shearing team that works on the shearing board or wool table under the supervision of the woolclasser.
Wool Harvesting	The whole operation from shearing to baling the wool for sale.
Wool Pack	Specifically designed container made of nylon to pack and transport wool.
Wool Press	A machine used to compress wool into a bale, can be manual, electric or hydraulic.
Wool Presser	A member of a shearing team who responsible for the pressing and branding of bales.