English Explanatory Dictionary

shearling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sheep that has been shorn for the first time
  2. A sheepskin or lambskin that has gone through a limited shearing process so that the fibers are of uniform depth

Word forms

shearling shearlings

Etymology

From Middle English scherling; equivalent to shear + -ling.

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