The part of the floor of a shearing shed where the shearers work.
the board hand is constantly sweeping the shearing board clean of odd bits of wool
Example sentencesExamples
- The shearing board should be kept free of locks and must be swept after each animal is shorn.
- He grabbed the shears and pulled one of the lambs onto the shearing board.
- It was an old place and the shearing board was outside the original stone barn.
- The area of the shearing board is 20 feet by 9 feet.
- Double swing doors lead to the shearing board.
- At the end of the long shearing board stood what sounded like a gasoline-driven engine.
- I was to stand on the shearing board in the woolshed and shake hands with dignitaries.
- A big Merino ram kicked all over the shearing board.
- A hard broom is used to assist in the removal of grease, especially on the shearing board.
- A considerable proportion of our flock appeared on the shearing-board with bellies bare of wool.