(a) (see quot. 1846); (b) Australian and New Zealand, (the mark of) a blow made to remove badly-cut fleece; a piece of short or inferior wool…
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > sheep-shearing > [noun] > stroke of shears (3) second cut1846 (a) (see quot. 1846); (b) Australian and New Zealand, (the mark of) a blow made to remove badly-cut fleece; a piece of short or inferior wool… blow1878 A stroke of the shears in shearing sheep. Australian and New Zealand. long blow1904 a stroke of the shears which cuts away the fleece from rump to neck; cf. blow, n.1 1c. |
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