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Shearing
Webster's Dictionary
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(1):
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shear
(2):
(n.) The act or operation of dividing with shears; as, the shearing of metal plates.
(3):
(n.) The act or operation of reaping.
(4):
(n.) The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.
(5):
(n.) The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
(6):
(n.) The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
(7):
(n.) Same as Shearling.
(8):
(n.) 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.
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Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Shearing'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/shearing.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Shearing'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/shearing.html. 1828.
