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defleecing

defleecing is the present participle and gerund of defleece.

Meaning of defleece

Verb

defleece (third-person singular simple present defleeces, present participle defleecing, simple past and past participle defleeced)

  1. To remove the fleece from.
    • At that point, the fiber breaks easily and the whole fleece can be separated at the skinline, leaving the sheep completely bare. By grasping a handful of wool and rolling it back, a worker can defleece a sheep quickly and systematically without strain on himself, discomfort to the sheep, or wastage...1973, Consumer Products by Design

Questions about defleecing

What is defleecing the present participle and gerund of?
Defleecing is the present participle and gerund of defleece.

Words near defleecing in the dictionary

  1. deflectors
  2. deflects
  3. defleece
  4. defleeced
  5. defleeces
  6. defleecing
  7. deflesh
  8. defleshed
  9. defleshes
  10. defleshing
  11. defleshings

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