单词 | mulesing |
释义 | mulesingn. Chiefly Australian. The use of the Mules operation. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > veterinary medicine and surgery > [noun] > veterinary procedures > treatments of sheep sheep-smearing1824 footrotting1851 Mules1932 mulesing1946 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > [noun] > Mules' operation Mules1932 mulesing1946 1946 Queensland Country Life 18 Apr. 3 We don't say that mulesing will stop the fly altogether. 1975 L. A. Pockley Handbk. for Jackeroos 109 Mulesing..markedly reduces the amount of stained and dirty wool at shearing and crutching time. 1997 Guardian 26 Nov. ii. 15/2 The main objection is to Australian merino wool and in particular ‘mulesing’—an operation in which folds of skin are removed from under the tail to form a scar to discourage blowflies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1946 |
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