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shearling

shearling noun: a sheep that has been shorn for the first time.

Noun

shearling (plural shearlings)

  1. A sheep that has been shorn for the first time
    • They are rarely fattened when shearlings, the usual period being after they have lost their second fleece, and are wethers.1853, David Low, On the Domesticated Animals of the British Isles, page 97
  2. (US) A sheepskin or lambskin that has gone through a limited shearing process so that the fibers are of uniform depth
    • Her coat was lined with shearling.

Forms of shearling

pluralshearlings

Origin of shearling

From Middle English scherling; equivalent to shear + -ling.

Questions about shearling

What does shearling mean?
Shearling means a sheep that has been shorn for the first time.
What part of speech is shearling?
Shearling is a noun.
What is the plural of shearling?
The plural of shearling is shearlings.

Words near shearling in the dictionary

  1. shearlet
  2. shearlets
  3. shearlike
  4. shearline
  5. shearlines
  6. shearling
  7. shearlings
  8. shearman
  9. Shearmans
  10. shearmen
  11. shearn

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