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单词 sheepshearing
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sheepshearing

[ sheep-sheer-ing ]
/ ˈʃipˌʃɪər ɪŋ /

noun

an act or instance of shearing sheep.
the time or season of shearing sheep.

Origin of sheepshearing

1580–90; sheep + shear + -ing1

OTHER WORDS FROM sheepshearing

sheepshearer, noun

Words nearby sheepshearing

sheep race, sheep's eyes, sheep's fescue, sheepshank, sheepshead, sheepshearing, sheepskin, sheep sorrel, sheep station, sheepswool sponge, sheeptick
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Example sentences from the Web for sheepshearing

  • The only things he talked about at home were sheepshearing and the diseases of horned cattle.

    Eyes Like the Sea|Mr Jkai

  • A sheepshearing at Baal-hazor gave occasion for a feast, to which the king and all his sons should be asked.

    The Expositor's Bible: The Second Book of Samuel|W. G. Blaikie

British Dictionary definitions for sheepshearing

sheepshearing
/ (ˈʃiːpˌʃɪərɪŋ) /

noun

the act or process of shearing sheep
the season or an occasion of shearing sheep
a feast held on such an occasion

Derived forms of sheepshearing

sheepshearer, noun
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