shearing
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1. shearing - Noun
2. shearing - Adjective
3. shearing - Verb
Meaning
of Shear
The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
The product of the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine; as, the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth.
Same as Shearling.
The act or operation of reaping.
The act or operation of dividing with shears; as, the shearing of metal plates.
The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.
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If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen.
In any case, I'd rather not deal with such questions, because anyway it's like shearing a pig – lots of screams but little wool.
It must happen to us all...We pack up what we've learned so far and leave the familiar behind. No fun, that shearing separation, but somewhere within, we must dimly know that saying goodbye to safety brings the only security we'll ever know.
In levying taxes and in shearing sheep, it is well to stop when you get down to the skin.
Much noise and little wool, said the devil, when he was shearing the sow.
After shearing, the wool is separated into four main categories: fleece (which makes up the vast bulk), broken, bellies, and locks.