Shearling

Origin

shear + -ling

Full definition of shearling

Noun

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. (chiefly US) A sheepskin or lambskin that has gone through a limited shearing process so that the fibers are of uniform depthHer coat was lined with shearling.

Coordinate terms

• roughy
• clippy
• wether
• hog

Anagrams

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