Definitions
removing by cutting off or clipping
Word origin
From Middle English scherynge; equivalent to shear + -ing.
Used in a sentence
“the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth”
“When male sheep have been castrated , they are termed — from the period of weaning to that of shearing — wether , or wedder or shear hogs or tegs, then shearings , shearlings , dinmonts , & c .”
“the shearing of metal plates”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Cutting fleece”8 letters
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