"shearling" meaning in All languages combined

See shearling on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: shearlings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English scherling; equivalent to shear + -ling. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|scherling}} Middle English scherling, {{suffix|en|shear|ling}} shear + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} shearling (plural shearlings)
  1. A sheep that has been shorn for the first time Categories (lifeform): Sheep
    Sense id: en-shearling-en-noun-dQRo6Mdt Disambiguation of Sheep: 76 24
  2. (chiefly US) A sheepskin or lambskin that has gone through a limited shearing process so that the fibers are of uniform depth Tags: US Categories (topical): Hides
    Sense id: en-shearling-en-noun-SeNj4f0~ Disambiguation of Hides: 20 80 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ling: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: roughy, clippy, wether, hog

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