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Wool

Wool is the fibre derived from the fur Fur

The term fur refers to the body hair [i] of non-human mammal [i]s also known as the pelage [i] . ... 

 of animals of the Caprinae family, principally sheep and goats, but the hair of certain species of other mammals such as alpacas and rabbits may also be called wool. This article deals explicitly with the wool produced from domestic sheep Domestic sheep

The domestic sheep , the most common species of the sheep genus , is a woolly ruminant [i] quadruped [i] ... 

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1812   Luddites attack wool processing factory of Frank Vickerman in West Yorkshire.



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Wool is the fibre derived from the fur Fur

The term fur refers to the body hair [i] of non-human mammal [i]s also known as the pelage [i] . ... 

 of animals of the Caprinae family, principally sheep and goats, but the hair of certain species of other mammals such as alpacas and rabbits may also be called wool. This article deals explicitly with the wool produced from domestic sheep Domestic sheep

The domestic sheep , the most common species of the sheep genus , is a woolly ruminant [i] quadruped [i]... 

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