SHEARLING

Etymology

Noun

shearling (plural shearlings)

A sheep that has been shorn for the first time

(chiefly, US) A sheepskin or lambskin that has gone through a limited shearing process so that the fibers are of uniform depth

Coordinate terms

• roughy

• clippy

• wether

• hog

Anagrams

• ashlering, narghiles, nargilehs

Source: Wiktionary


Shear"ling, n.

Definition: A sheep but once sheared.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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