In various spec. uses. To comb (wool) roughly, being the first process in carding. Obsolete or archaic.

To tease (wool); = toze, v.1 a. Obsolete.

To card wool, etc. (Only in dictionaries.)

transitive. To card (wool), esp. for the first time, in preparation for the finer cards. Also, to mix wool of different colours.

transitive. To card (wool) coarsely. In later use: to prepare (wool) for carding, roughly combing and separating the fibres, esp. by means of a…

transitive to tease or scribble (wool) with a stock-card.

In hand wool-combing: To comb wool for the second time.