sheepshearing
[sheep-sheer-ing]
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noun
an act or instance of shearing sheep.
the time or season of shearing sheep.
Nearby words
- sheeple,
- sheepman,
- sheepo,
- sheepshank,
- sheepshead,
- sheepskin,
- sheepswool sponge,
- sheeptick,
- sheepwalk,
- sheer
Origin of sheepshearing
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Examples from the Web for sheepshearing
The only things he talked about at home were sheepshearing and the diseases of horned cattle.
Eyes Like the Sea|Mr JkaiA 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
sheepshearing
noun
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