wool clip

noun

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

wool clip

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of wool clip¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Again, among those who operate and deal in wool there is an active demand for money in the wool-clip in the spring months.

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

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

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Just think, Rush, he paid three hundred dollars for it --nearly a third of what the wool-clip brought!'

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What causes the difference between the wool clip of southern California and that of the Eastern States?

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