shearling

[ sheer-ling ]
/ ˈʃɪər lɪŋ /

noun

Chiefly British. a yearling sheep that has been shorn once.
short wool pulled from such a sheep.
the skin from a recently shorn sheep or lamb, tanned with the wool still on it.

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Origin of shearling

First recorded in 1350–1400, shearling is from the Middle English word scherling. See shear, -ling1

Words nearby shearling

shearer, shearing, shearing gang, shearing shed, shearlegs, shearling, shears, shearwater, sheatfish, sheath, sheath knife
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British Dictionary definitions for shearling

shearling
/ (ˈʃɪəlɪŋ) /

noun

a young sheep after its first shearing
the skin of such an animal
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