shearing shed
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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They lost a few livestock, their shearing shed, and all but 30 of their 2,000 acres was burned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2020
He is even considering using sheep manure from under his shearing shed as an alternative to peat, which is burned to impart a smoky flavour to the whisky.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2016
My father was a sheep shearer, so I grew up in a caravan; we'd go around from shearing shed to shearing shed.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 18, 2013
To keep peace, he takes a job as a "rouseabout" in a shearing shed.
From Time Magazine Archive
It seemed to Lyddie that there were as many buildings crowded before her as sheep in a shearing shed.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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