Sentence:  John Hanſell, of Bridport, in Dorſetſhire, ſail-cloth manufacturer, ſtates in his evidence, that the ſale of coarſe woollen cloath was not then a twentieth part of what it had been for the common people formerly, owing to their ſubſtituting Ruſſia <WSD>drabs</WSD> and ravenſduck as garments in place of the coarſe woollens. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour.