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mulesing

mulesing |ˈmjuːlzɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the process of removing folds of skin from the tail area of a sheep, intended to reduce fly strike. ORIGIN 1940s: from the name of John H. W. Mules (1876 –1946 ), the Australian sheep farmer who developed the process, + -ing 1 .

 

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mulesing

mulesing |ˈmjuːlzɪŋ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the process of removing folds of skin from the tail area of a sheep, intended to reduce fly strike. ORIGIN 1940s: from the name of John H. W. Mules (1876 –1946 ), the Australian sheep farmer who developed the process, + -ing 1 .