Details of word SHEARING

Definition of shearing

p. pr. & vb. n. - of Shear
n. - The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
n. - The product of the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine; as, the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth.
n. - Same as Shearling.
n. - The act or operation of reaping.
n. - The act or operation of dividing with shears; as, the shearing of metal plates.
n. - The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
n. - The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.

Word "shearing" contains 8 letters : A E G H I N R S

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