Definition of Shearing
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(n.) 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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(n.) 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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(n.) Same as Shearling.
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(n.) The act or operation of reaping.
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(n.) The act or operation of dividing with shears; as, the shearing of metal plates.
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(n.) The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
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(n.) The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.
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(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shear
Antonyms of Shearing
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Homophones of Shearing
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