waulk

Verb

to make cloth (especially tweed in Scotland) denser and more felt-like by soaking and beating.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English walken, from Old English wealcian (“to roll up; muffle up”), from Proto-West Germanic *walkōn, from Proto-Germanic *walkōną (“to roll about; full (cloth)”).
Cognate with Scots waulk (“to full”), Dutch walken (“to full”), German walken (“to full”), Danish valke (“to full”), Swedish valka (“to full”). Doublet of walk.

Synonyms

full, walk

Scrabble Score: 12

waulk: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
waulk: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
waulk: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

waulk: not valid in Words With Friends