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sheepshearing

sheep·shear·ing
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sheep-sheer-ing]
    • /ˈʃipˌʃɪər ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sheep-sheer-ing]
    • /ˈʃipˌʃɪər ɪŋ/

Definitions of sheepshearing word

  • noun sheepshearing an act or instance of shearing sheep. 1
  • noun sheepshearing the time or season of shearing sheep. 1
  • noun sheepshearing the act or process of shearing sheep 0
  • noun sheepshearing the season or an occasion of shearing sheep 0
  • noun sheepshearing a feast held on such an occasion 0
  • noun sheepshearing the act of shearing sheep 0
See all 8 definitions of sheepshearing

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Origin of sheepshearing

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; sheep + shearing

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sheepshearing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Sheepshearing

sheepshearing popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

sheepshearing usage trend in Literature

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