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Shear :: Shear (v. t.) To cut, clip, or sever anything from with shears or a like instrument; as, to shear sheep; to shear cloth..

Shears :: Shears (n.) A shearing machine; a blade, or a set of blades, working against a resisting edge..

Unheart :: Unheart (v. t.) To cause to lose heart; to dishearten.

Snip :: Snip (n.) Small hand shears for cutting sheet metal.

Clip :: Clip (n.) A cutting; a shearing.

Shearing :: Shearing (n.) The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.

Lambale :: Lambale (n.) A feast at the time of shearing lambs.

Nott :: Nott (v. t.) To shear.

Shern :: Shern (n.) See Shearn.

Shear :: Shear (v. t.) To produce a change of shape in by a shear. See Shear, n., 4..

Discourage :: Discourage (v. t.) To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they discouraged his efforts..

Shear :: Shear (v. i.) To deviate. See Sheer.

Shearbill :: Shearbill (n.) The black skimmer. See Skimmer.

Shorn :: Shorn () p. p. of Shear.

Costotome :: Costotome (n.) An instrument (chisel or shears) to cut the ribs and open the thoracic cavity, in post-mortem examinations and dissections..

Shear :: Shear (v. t.) To separate or sever with shears or a similar instrument; to cut off; to clip (something) from a surface; as, to shear a fleece..

Unman :: Unman (v. t.) To deprive of the courage and fortitude of a man; to break or subdue the manly spirit in; to cause to despond; to dishearten; to make womanish.

Shears :: Shears (n.) A similar instrument the blades of which are extensions of a curved spring, -- used for shearing sheep or skins..

Deject :: Deject (v. t.) To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to dishearten.

Sheep-shearer :: Sheep-shearer (n.) One who shears, or cuts off the wool from, sheep..

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