sheepshearing
[ sheep-sheer-ing ]
/ ˈʃipˌʃɪər ɪŋ /
noun
an act or instance of shearing sheep.
the time or season of shearing sheep.
Origin of sheepshearing
1580–90;
sheep +
shearing
OTHER WORDS FROM sheepshearing
sheep·shear·er, nounWords nearby sheepshearing
sheeple,
sheepman,
sheepo,
sheepshank,
sheepshead,
sheepshearing,
sheepskin,
sheepswool sponge,
sheeptick,
sheepwalk,
sheer
Example sentences from the Web for sheepshearing
The only things he talked about at home were sheepshearing and the diseases of horned cattle.
Eyes Like the Sea |Mr JkaiA sheepshearing at Baal-hazor gave occasion for a feast, to which the king and all his sons should be asked.
The Expositor's Bible: The Second Book of Samuel |W. G. Blaikie
British Dictionary definitions for sheepshearing
sheepshearing
/ (ˈʃiːpˌʃɪərɪŋ) /
noun
the act or process of shearing sheep
the season or an occasion of shearing sheep
a feast held on such an occasion