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shorling.

The skin of a sheep after the fleece is shorn off, as distinct from the morling, or skin taken from the dead sheep.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The skin of a sheep after the fleece is shorn off, as distinct from the morling, or skin taken from the dead sheep.

    UK · dialectal · obsolete
  2. A sheep of the first year's shearing.

    UK · dialectal · obsolete
  3. A person who is shorn; a shaveling.

    UK · dialectal · obsolete
  4. A priest.

    UK · broadly · derogatory · dialectal · obsolete
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