shedhand
shedhand noun: a worker in a sheep-shearing shed.
Noun
shedhand (plural shedhands)
- A worker in a sheep-shearing shed.
- Thus if an employee is engaged as a woolpresser and shedhand he must for the whole of his work be paid at the woolpressers′ weekly rate, since that is higher than the shedhands′ weekly rate.1950, Graziers' Association of New South Wales, The Graziers′ Annual, page 187
- The sheep still have to be mustered and penned in a shed; the shearer still grabs sheep from the pen and shears them; the shedhands remove the fleece and pieces.1980 September 11, Paul Hudson, Technology brings home the wool harvest, New Scientist, page 768
Examples of shedhand in a sentence
- The Board can be kept much cleaner if two shedhands work together.1996, John Fowler, Australian Woolclassing, page 23:
- Shearers took the best cook and accommodation, refusing to share either with the shedhand.1999, David Palmer, Ross Shanahan, Martin Shanahan, Australian Labour History Reconsidered, page 26:
Forms of shedhand
| plural | shedhands |
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Origin of shedhand
From shed + hand.
Questions about shedhand
- What does shedhand mean?
- Shedhand means a worker in a sheep-shearing shed.
- How do you use shedhand in a sentence?
- The Board can be kept much cleaner if two shedhands work together.
- What part of speech is shedhand?
- Shedhand is a noun.
- What is the plural of shedhand?
- The plural of shedhand is shedhands.
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