Electrical wire can be supplied spooled, or kirked, What is 'kirking' and where does the term originate?
That's a new one on me. It seems to mean wrapping into a long bundle without using a spool. I've done that with wire lots of times but never knew it had a name! As for it's origins, who knows. I'd guess it's an old sailors' term for a way of wrapping up a rope.
