off-shears

off-shears
\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: off (II) + shears
Australia : of or relating to sheep that have been shorn

off-shears sale

off-shears dipping


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  • Sheep shears — Sheep Sheep, n. sing. & pl. [OE. shep, scheep, AS. sc?p, sce[ a]p; akin to OFries. sk?p, LG. & D. schaap, G. schaf, OHG. sc[=a]f, Skr. ch[=a]ga. [root]295. Cf. {Sheepherd}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shear off — PHR V ERG If something such as a piece of metal shears off, or if it is sheared off, it breaks. [V P] It was not yet clear how the rudder had sheared off... [be V ed P] The aircraft s wings were sheared off in the crash …   English dictionary

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