shearling

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Definition of shearling

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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.”

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noun

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.”
(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.”

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

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