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ˈsheep-shears, n. pl. [f. sheep + shear1. Cf. NFris. sjappsjur, MDu. schaepschare (Du. schaapschaar), G. schafschere.] Shears for shearing sheep.
1688Holme Armoury ii. ix. 176/2 Sheep shares, or Wooll shares. 1757Phil. Trans. I. 108 It [lightning] melted an old copper skillet, a pair of sheepshears. 1842S. C. Hall Ireland II. 397 Small shears, like the modern sheep-shears. 1875Knight Dict. Mech. III. 2140 A sheep-shears with a six-fingered comb and a revolving bladed disk. Comb.1797J. Robinson's Directory of Sheffield 116 Edge⁓tool and sheep sheer maker. |