To cut the fleece from (an animal); also, to cut off (the fleece, wool, etc.).
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > sheep-shearing > shear sheep [verb (transitive)] (22) shear900 To cut the fleece from (an animal); also, to cut off (the fleece, wool, etc.). clipc1175 spec. To shear (sheep); to cut off (their fleece or wool). lip1607 transitive. To cut off (the head of an animal); to cut short, prune (a root); to shear (a sheep). fleece1885 transitive. To strip (a sheep) of the fleece; to clip off or strip the wool from; literal and figurative. Subcategories:— manner, technique, or part (14) — beat at shearing (1) — count sheared sheep (1) — pluck wool (2) |
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