sheepshearing

[ sheep-sheer-ing ]

noun

1. an act or instance of shearing sheep.
2. the time or season of shearing sheep.

sheepshearing

/ ˈʃiːpˌʃɪərɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or process of shearing sheep
2. the season or an occasion of shearing sheep
3. a feast held on such an occasion

Derived Forms

• ˈsheepˌshearer, noun

Other Words From

• sheepshearer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sheepshearing¹

1580–90; sheep + shear ( def ) + -ing ¹( def )

Example Sentences

A sheepshearing at Baal-hazor gave occasion for a feast, to which the king and all his sons should be asked.

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The only things he talked about at home were sheepshearing and the diseases of horned cattle.

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