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SHEARING
SHEARING
Shear
"
ing,
n.
1.
The
act
or
operation
of
clipping
with
shears
or
a
shearing
machine,
as
the
wool
from
sheep,
or
the
nap
from
cloth.
2.
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.
3.
Same
as
Shearling.
Youatt.
4.
The
act
or
operation
of
reaping.
[
Scot.
]
5.
The
act
or
operation
of
dividing
with
shears;
as,
the
shearing
of
metal
plates.
6.
The
process
of
preparing
shear
steel;
tilting.
7. (
Mining
)
Defn:
The
process
of
making
a
vertical
side
cutting
in
working
into
a
face
of
coal.
Shearing
machine.
(a ) A
machine
with
blades,
or
rotary
disks,
for
dividing
plates
or
bars
of
metal.
(b ) A
machine
for
shearing
cloth.
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