Usually means: Removing wool from a sheep.
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We found 13 dictionaries that define the word sheepshearing:

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  1. sheepshearing: Merriam-Webster
  2. sheepshearing: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. sheepshearing: Collins English Dictionary
  4. sheepshearing: Vocabulary.com
  5. sheepshearing: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. sheepshearing: Wiktionary
  7. sheepshearing: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. sheepshearing: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. sheepshearing: Dictionary.com
  10. sheepshearing: Rhymezone
  11. sheepshearing: FreeDictionary.org
  12. sheepshearing: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. sheepshearing: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  The act of shearing sheep.

Similar:
shepherding, sheepherding, sheepstealing, shear hog, woolgrowing, Bowen technique, oviculture, herding, shieling, sheepmaster, more...

Opposite:
wool gathering, sheep breeding, sheep farming

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Similar:
shepherding, sheepherding, sheepstealing, shear hog, woolgrowing, Bowen technique, oviculture, herding, shieling, sheepmaster, more...

Opposite:
wool gathering, sheep breeding, sheep farming



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