shearling
8.2
A young sheep that has been sheared once, usually about one year old
- noun
- /ˈʃɪr.lɪŋ/
:
cordero
- After its first shearing, the shearling was kept separate from the older sheep.
Examples
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The farmer brought a healthy shearling to the county fair for judging.
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Wool from a shearling is often softer and highly valued by textile makers.
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The shearling was grazing in the field.
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Did you see the shearling at the farm?
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The farmer brought a healthy shearling to the county fair for judging.
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After its first shearing, the shearling was kept separate from the older sheep.
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Wool from a shearling is often softer and highly valued by textile makers.
Synonyms
yearling
vsshearling
8
6.5
An animal between one and two years old, like a young horse or sheep
describes a roughly one year old sheep shorn once
Surface Forms
shearling singular
shearlings plural
Morphology
Etymology
Shearling comes from shear 'to cut the wool' and the ending -ling 'young one', so it originally meant a young sheep that had its wool cut once and today a shearling is a sheep about one year old.