shearing wool
21shearing — shear|ing [ ʃırıŋ ] noun count or uncount the process of cutting the wool from sheep …
22wool harvesting machine — noun a mobile shearing system housed on the back of a truck, in which sheep are transported by a conveyor belt at hip and waist level to a number of shearers who each shear a part of the sheep in sequence …
23Sheep shearing — Sheep shearing, shearing or clipping is the process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep s wool is called a shearer . Typically each adult sheep is shorn once each year (a sheep may be said to have… …
24Angora wool — or Angora fiber refers to the downy coat produced by the Angora rabbit. While their names are similar, Angora fiber is distinct from mohair, which comes from the Angora goat. Angora is known for its softness, low micron count (i.e. thin fibers),… …
25lamb's wool — noun 1. a. : the soft elastic wool shorn from lambs seven or eight months old b. : the superior woolen woven from lamb s wool 2. : a sugared and spiced hot ale beverage containing the pulp of roasted apples * * * 1. a soft, virgin wool possessing …
26lambs|wool — or lamb s wool «LAMZ WUL», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a light, soft wool yarn spun from the first shearing of a lamb less than a year old. 2. hot ale mixed with the pulp of roasted apples and sweetened and spiced: »Lay a crab in the fire to roast… …
27pelt wool — noun 1. : a short skin wool from the pelt of a sheep that has been killed within about three months after shearing 2. : wool that has been removed from the pelt of a dead sheep …
28sheep-shearing festival — celebration of trimming the wool from sheep …
29in the wool — phrasal Australia, of a sheep : ready for shearing …
30Domestic sheep — taxobox name = Domestic sheep status = DOM image width = 250px image caption = A research flock at U.S. Sheep Experiment Station near Dubois, Idaho regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Bovidae… …
