Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shearling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
shear-ling
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sheep that has been shorn for the first time

noun

A sheepskin or lambskin that has gone through a limited shearing process so that the fibers are of uniform depth

American usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

shearlings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

roughy clippy wether hog

Questions

What does shearling mean?
A sheep that has been shorn for the first time
Where does shearling come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce shearling

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