"shorling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shorlings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shorling (plural shorlings)
  1. (UK, dialect, obsolete) The skin of a sheep after the fleece is shorn off, as distinct from the morling, or skin taken from the dead sheep. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete Categories (lifeform): Sheep
    Sense id: en-shorling-en-noun-dkGYlx7E Disambiguation of Sheep: 31 36 26 8 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 14 35 18
  2. (UK, dialect, obsolete) A sheep of the first year's shearing. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete Categories (lifeform): Sheep
    Sense id: en-shorling-en-noun-4bJK2MFC Disambiguation of Sheep: 31 36 26 8 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 14 35 18
  3. (UK, dialect, obsolete) A person who is shorn; a shaveling. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete Categories (lifeform): Sheep
    Sense id: en-shorling-en-noun-qgTqxf~7 Disambiguation of Sheep: 31 36 26 8 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 14 35 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 16 42 24
  4. (UK, dialect, obsolete, by extension, derogatory) A priest. Tags: UK, broadly, derogatory, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-shorling-en-noun-M9QHTlmP Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 14 35 18

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