sheepshearing

[ sheep-sheer-ing ]

/ ˈʃipˌʃɪər ɪŋ /

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noun

an act or instance of shearing sheep.

the time or season of shearing sheep.

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Origin of sheepshearing

1580–90; sheep + shear + -ing¹

OTHER WORDS FROM sheepshearing

sheepshearer, noun

Words nearby sheepshearing

sheep race, sheep's eyes, sheep's fescue, sheepshank, sheepshead, sheepshearing, sheepskin, sheep sorrel, sheep station, sheepswool sponge, sheeptick

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How to use sheepshearing in a sentence

A sheepshearing at Baal-hazor gave occasion for a feast, to which the king and all his sons should be asked.
The Expositor's Bible: The Second Book of Samuel|W. G. Blaikie
The only things he talked about at home were sheepshearing and the diseases of horned cattle.
Eyes Like the Sea|Mr Jkai

British Dictionary definitions for sheepshearing

sheepshearing

/ (ˈʃiːpˌʃɪərɪŋ) /

noun

the act or process of shearing sheep

the season or an occasion of shearing sheep

a feast held on such an occasion

Derived forms of sheepshearing

sheepshearer, noun

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