fleecingn.
/ˈfliːsɪŋ/ 1. The action of fleece v.
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the mind > possession > loss > taking away > [noun] > fleecing
fleecing1593
skinning1686
defeathering1888
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > spoliation or depredation > [noun]
purchasec1325
ridding1347
riflinga1350
despoilingc1374
preya1375
spoilingc1380
pillagea1393
shavaldrya1400
destrition14..
pillingc1400
pillery1433
spulyieingc1440
rapinea1450
spoliationc1460
depopulation1462
spulyie1464
depredation1483
despoil1483
predationa1500
pilferya1513
pollinga1513
spoil1532
pilling and pollinga1535
pilfering1548
expilation1563
rapt1584
escheat1587
fleecing1593
spoilage1597
depilation1611
manubiary1616
pillaging1629
plundering1632
exspoliation1634
peeling1641
despoliation1658
plunder1661
plunderage1700
spoliage1806
despoilment1822
1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares 46 b They [Vsurers] haue enforst him thereunto by their fleecing.
1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 85 The whipping, fleecing, and fleaing of us.
1783 C. J. Fox Speech E. India Bill 18 Nov. The poor unhappy natives must undergo a second fleecing for the benefit of the proprietors.
2. concrete. A fleecy streak.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [noun] > softness and downiness or fluffiness > streak
fleecing1780
1780 S. J. Pratt Emma Corbett II. xc. 175 She is surrounded with sunbeams softened by tender fleecings of sky which form her chariot.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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