wool shearing
Cutting sheep coats
Wool shearing is the process of cutting fleece from sheep or similar animals.
The work is typically done annually in spring, before warm weather arrives.
A person who does this work is a shearer.
The term also applies to competitive events where shearers race to process sheep quickly: He won the regional wool shearing championship.
- fleeceWool still on sheep
- lambsYoung of sheep
- clippersHandheld cutting implements
- lanolinWaxy fleece extract
- bladeFlat cutting edge
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