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单词 shornie
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Definition of shornie in English:

shornie

nounˈʃɔːni
Australian
  • A newly shorn sheep.

    she was taking the shornies back to their paddocks
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The shearer could not maintain a steady output of shornies unless he enjoyed the loyal co-operation of the rouseabouts.
    • If entered for a sheep show now I'd win the shornies' prize.
    • The sun was setting beautifully on these gorgeous little shornies today while feeding in the long grass.
    • The shornie is shoved through the port.
    • Instead of a penful of hard-won shornies, there was only one sheep left in the pen.
    • The other followed suit, jumping over the fence and running hell for leather down the paddock to seek comfort in amongst the shornies.
    • At shearing time he was in a constant state of worry whether the woolly sheep might get wet or the shornies come to harm in cold rain.
    • The father-in-law brought back a single load of bare shornies two years ago.
    • Get these shornies up closer to the shed in case there is a storm.
    • I was taking around 300 shorn sheep away along a fence with a similar number of woollies on the other side and about 30 of my shornies in amongst them.

Origin

1950s: from shorn + -y2.

 
 
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