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Shearing :: Shearing (n.) The product of the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine; as, the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth..

Shear :: Shear (v. t.) To produce a change of shape in by a shear. See Shear, n., 4..

Discourage :: Discourage (v. t.) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like attempt..

Disheart :: Disheart (v. t.) To dishearten.

Sheer :: Sheer (n.) Shears See Shear.

Shearer :: Shearer (n.) A reaper.

Scissor :: Scissor (v. t.) To cut with scissors or shears; to prepare with the aid of scissors.

Shearing :: Shearing (n.) The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.

Shorling :: Shorling (n.) The skin of a sheen after the fleece is shorn off, as distinct from the morling, or skin taken from the dead sheep; also, a sheep of the first year's shearing..

Exanimate :: Exanimate (a.) Destitute of animation; spiritless; disheartened.

Forfex :: Forfex (n.) A pair of shears.

Shearing :: Shearing (n.) Same as Shearling.

Sheared :: Sheared (p. p.) of Shea.

Scissors :: Scissors (n. pl.) A cutting instrument resembling shears, but smaller, consisting of two cutting blades with handles, movable on a pin in the center, by which they are held together. Often called a pair of scissors..

Shears :: Shears (n.) Anything in the form of shears.

Disanimate :: Disanimate (v. t.) To deprive of spirit; to dishearten.

Daunt :: Daunt (v. t.) To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten.

Sheer :: Sheer (v. t.) To shear.

Sheep-shearing :: Sheep-shearing (n.) Act of shearing sheep.

Skimmer :: Skimmer (n.) Any species of longwinged marine birds of the genus Rhynchops, allied to the terns, but having the lower mandible compressed and much longer than the upper one. These birds fly rapidly along the surface of the water, with the lower mandible immersed, thus skimming out small fishes. The American species (R. nigra) is common on the southern coasts of the United States. Called also scissorbill, and shearbill..

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