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Shearing :: Shearing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shea.

Scraber :: Scraber (n.) The Manx shearwater.

Sheared :: Sheared (p. p.) of Shea.

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

Procellarian :: Procellarian (n.) One of a family of oceanic birds (Procellaridae) including the petrels, fulmars, and shearwaters. They are often seen in great abundance in stormy weather..

Key :: Key (n.) A bar, pin or wedge, to secure a crank, pulley, coupling, etc., upon a shaft, and prevent relative turning; sometimes holding by friction alone, but more frequently by its resistance to shearing, being usually embedded partly in the shaft and partly in the crank, pulley, etc..

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

Amate :: Amate (v. t.) To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt.

Clip :: Clip (n.) The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop of wool.

Belt :: Belt (v. t.) To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep..

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

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..

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

Shearwater :: Shearwater (n.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged oceanic birds of the genus Puffinus and related genera. They are allied to the petrels, but are larger. The Manx shearwater (P. Anglorum), the dusky shearwater (P. obscurus), and the greater shearwater (P. major), are well-known species of the North Atlantic. See Hagdon..

Discourageable :: Discourageable (a.) Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened.

Shears :: Shears (n.) An instrument consisting of two blades, commonly with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, and working on both sides of the material to be cut, -- used for cutting cloth and other substances..

Shearing :: Shearing (n.) The act or operation of dividing with shears; as, the shearing of metal plates..

Shearling :: Shearling (n.) A sheep but once sheared.

Exanimate :: Exanimate (a.) Destitute of animation; spiritless; disheartened.

Clip :: Clip (v. t.) To cut off; as with shears or scissors; as, to clip the hair; to clip coin..

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