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shearing definition

shear·ing (s̸hir′iŋ)

noun

  1. the action or process of cutting with or as with shears
  2. something cut off with shears, as the amount of wool cut from sheep

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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