shear

ʃɪə(ɹ)

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#1·6h ago

(intransitive, transitive) To remove the fleece from (a sheep, llama, etc.) by clipping.

shear the llamas

Origin: From , scheren, from , from , from , from . Cognate with , , , , , , , , ; and (from Indo-European) with Ancient Greek to cut off, Latin flesh, Albanian to tear, cut, to cut, to mow, Lithuanian separate, Welsh separate. See also sharp. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·6h ago

To cut the hair of (a person).

shear the afro off someone's head

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#3·6h ago

To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.

So trenchant was the Templar’s weapon, that it shore asunder, as it had been a willow twig, the tough and plaited handle of the mace, which the ill-fated Saxon reared to parry the blow, and, descending on his head, levelled him with the …

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