Word Meaning

Meaning of shearing

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

Crossword clue for shearing

- Breaking (off)
- Cutting the fleece of sheep
- She has added a piece of jewellery as trimming
- Sheep farm work