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shearling

noun

Etymology

From Middle English scherling; equivalent to shear + -ling.

  1. inherited from scherling

Definitions

  1. A sheep that has been shorn for the first time

    • They are rarely fattened when shearlings, the usual period being after they have lost their second fleece, and are wethers.

  2. A sheepskin or lambskin that has gone through a limited shearing process so that the…

    A sheepskin or lambskin that has gone through a limited shearing process so that the fibers are of uniform depth

    • Her coat was lined with shearling.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA