wool clip

noun

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

Words nearby wool clip

wookey hole, wool, wool bale, wool cheque, wool classing, wool clip, wool fat, wool sponge, wool stapler, wool store, wool table

Origin of wool clip

First recorded in 1890–95

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Examples from the Web for wool clip

Just think, Rush, he paid three hundred dollars for it --nearly a third of what the wool-clip brought!'
Heart of the West|O. Henry
Again, among those who operate and deal in wool there is an active demand for money in the wool-clip in the spring months.
Up To Date Business|Various
What has been the effect of the Australian wool-clip on the cloth-making industry of England and Germany?
Commercial Geography|Jacques W. Redway
Sheep-grazing and cattle-rearing are very extensive; its wool-clip is the largest in America.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood

Just think, Rush, he paid three hundred dollars for it—nearly a third of what the wool-clip brought!'
Heart of the West|O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for wool clip

wool clip

noun

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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wool clip

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