SHEARING
\ʃˈi͡əɹɪŋ], \ʃˈiəɹɪŋ], \ʃ_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ_ŋ]\
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The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
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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.
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The act or operation of reaping.
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The act or operation of dividing with shears; as, the shearing of metal plates.
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The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
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The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.
By Oddity Software
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The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
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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.
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The act or operation of reaping.
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The act or operation of dividing with shears; as, the shearing of metal plates.
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The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
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The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.
By Noah Webster.
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