noun
shoddy
Textile material consisting of recovered wool fibers.
The mill blends shoddy with new wool to make cloth.
Etymology
Shoddy originally named recovered wool fibers used again in cloth. The familiar unfavorable quality sense developed later from associations with inferior goods.
More examples
- Workers process old wool garments into shoddy.
- This fabric contains equal amounts of shoddy and new wool.
- The manufacturer uses shoddy in its blankets.
Similar words
- recycled wool
- Names reused wool generally, without the traditional textile label.