单词 | mulesing |
释义 | mulesing/ˈmjuːlzɪŋ![]() noun [mass noun] The process of removing folds of skin from the tail area of a sheep, intended to reduce fly strike.Let us look at what happened to the Australian meat industry when it was discovered by consumers overseas that farmers were mulesing their sheep....
Origin1940s: from the name of John H. W. Mules (1876–1946), the Australian sheep farmer who developed the process, + -ing1. |
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