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Shearing

Shear′ing

,
Noun.
1.
The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
2.
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
.
3.
Same as
Shearling
.
Youatt.
4.
The act or operation of reaping.
[Scot.]
5.
The act or operation of dividing with shears;
as, the
shearing
of metal plates
.
6.
The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
7.
(Mining)
The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.
Shearing machine
.
(a)
A machine with blades, or rotary disks, for dividing plates or bars of metal
.
(b)
A machine for shearing cloth.

Definition 2024

shearing

shearing

English

Adjective

shearing ‎(not comparable)

  1. Tending to cut or tear.

Verb

shearing

  1. present participle of shear

Anagrams

Noun

shearing ‎(plural shearings)

  1. The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
  2. The product of the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine.
    the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth
  3. Alternative form of shearling.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Youatt to this entry?)
  4. (Scotland) The act or operation of reaping.
  5. The act or operation of dividing with shears.
    the shearing of metal plates
  6. The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
  7. (mining) The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.

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