wool clip

American  

noun

1. the total yield of wool shorn during one season from the sheep of a particular region.

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wool clip British  

noun

1. the total amount of wool shorn from a particular flock, or from flocks in a particular region or country, in one year

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Etymology

Origin of wool clip

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

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wool clip

Since Great Britain has already bought all Uruguay's 1941 wool clip, the Uruguayan loan is indirect aid to Britain.

From Time Magazine Archive

South Africa sent Germany its wool clip for three years before realizing the locomotives, etc. promised in payment were never going to arrive.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is expected that the returns from the wool clip in a fairly good year will pay all a sheepman’s running expenses, such as hire of herders, cost of shearing, etc.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by William H. (William Henry) Dooley

It was no unusual occurrence for one wool clip to be detained on a remote station until the next year's shearing had commenced.

From Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information by Queensland

Not far from one hundred million dollars' worth of wool and mutton are exported yearly, and much of the wool clip is a fine grade of merino.

From Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania by Jewett Castello Gilson