woolgather
verb/ˈwʊl(ˌ)ɡæðəɹ/
Etymology Back-formation from woolgathering.
1
To daydream.
- I had bad times after that—crying at night and woolgathering by day. For two terms I slackened and had bad reports.1911, H.G. Wells, The Door in the Wall:
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