Uk English Meaning of shearing
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Definitions and Meaning of shearing in English
shearing (n)
removing by cutting off or clipping
shearing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Shear
shearing (n.)
The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
The product of the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine; as, the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth.
Same as Shearling.
The act or operation of reaping.
The act or operation of dividing with shears; as, the shearing of metal plates.
The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.
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shearing
removing by cutting off or clippingof Shear, The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.,
clippings,Cutting,shaving,Trimming,bobbing,cropping,cutting back,docking,mowing,nipping
extending,lengthening,elongating
shearer => shearer, sheared => sheared, sheard => shorn, shearbill => scissor-billed bird, shear steel => Shear steel,