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shearing (iou)



shearing noun. ME.
[from SHEAR verb + -ING1.]
The action of SHEAR verb; an instance of this. ME.
A thing cut off with shears or some other sharp implement. Usu. in pl. M16.
A sheep after the first shearing, a shearling. dial. M17.
Mining. The action of making vertical side-cuts in a seam of coal. L19.
Comb.: shearing strain (Mechanics etc.) a strain of the nature of a shear; shearing strength (Mechanics etc.) power of resistance to shearing; shearing stress (Mechanics etc.) a stress tending to produce or to resist a shear.