Shearing
Definition of 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
.
4.
The
act
or
operation
of
reaping
.
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)
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
.
Related Words
cut
,
cutting
,
cutting
off
,
fleece
,
shear
,
sheepshearing
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