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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..

Share :: Share (v. t.) To cut; to shear; to cleave; to divide.

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

Poll :: Poll (v. t.) To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop; -- sometimes with off; as, to poll the hair; to poll wool; to poll grass..

Disheartened :: Disheartened (imp. & p. p.) of Dishearte.

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

Shears :: Shears (n.) A cutting instrument.

Snip :: Snip (n.) A single cut, as with shears or scissors; a clip..

Shearing :: Shearing (n.) The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.

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

Shears :: Shears (n.) An apparatus for raising heavy weights, and especially for stepping and unstepping the lower masts of ships. It consists of two or more spars or pieces of timber, fastened together near the top, steadied by a guy or guys, and furnished with the necessary tackle..

Shearer :: Shearer (n.) A reaper.

Shear :: Shear (v. t.) Fig.: To deprive of property; to fleece.

Sheard :: Sheard (n.) See Shard.

Hackbolt :: Hackbolt (n.) The greater shearwater or hagdon. See Hagdon.

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

Shearing :: Shearing (n.) The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth..

Scissors :: Scissors (n. pl.) A cutting instrument resembling shears, but smaller, consisting of two cutting blades with handles, movable on a pin in the center, by which they are held together. Often called a pair of scissors..

Wind :: Wind (n.) A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing..

Poll :: Poll (v. t.) To remove the poll or head of; hence, to remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop; to shear; as, to poll the head; to poll a tree..

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