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shorn [ʃɔːrn, Brit ʃɔːn] VB

shorn pp of:

See also shear

shear <sheared, sheared [or shorn]> [ʃɪr, Brit ʃɪəʳ] VB trans

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shear sheep:

shear
tosar

shear <sheared, sheared [or shorn]> [ʃɪr, Brit ʃɪəʳ] VB trans

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shear sheep:

shear
tosar

shear off VB intr

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The old shearing shed was built in 1873 and in 1894 about 265,000 sheep were shorn there.
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Any sheep likely to have dark fibres should be shorn last to avoid contamination.
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Approximately 11,000 sheep were shorn but the clip was well below that of previous seasons.
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They waited until groups they were called, stripped, their belongings taken, shorn, registered and tattooed on the forearm.
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In 1906 shearing produced 700 bales of wool, with over 43,000 sheep being shorn.
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In 1921 14,881 sheep were shorn, producing an average of 10.67lb kg of wool per sheep.
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A typical shearling pelt has leather, or sueded leather, on one side and shorn fibers on the other side.
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When shaved close, the black tip is shorn off leaving the phaeomelanic bottom of the shaft.
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By 1989 the shire had seen over 1 million sheep being shorn.
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Later the same year 10,000 sheep were shorn producing 168 bales of wool.
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