shearling

Etymology

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

noun

  1. A sheep that has been shorn for the first time
    They are rarely fattened when shearlings, the usual period being after they have lost their second fleece, and are wethers. 1853, David Low, On the Domesticated Animals of the British Isles, page 97
  2. (chiefly US) A sheepskin or lambskin that has gone through a limited shearing process so that the fibers are of uniform depth
    Her coat was lined with shearling.

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