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Unman :: Unman (v. t.) To deprive of the courage and fortitude of a man; to break or subdue the manly spirit in; to cause to despond; to dishearten; to make womanish.

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

Lewisson :: Lewisson (n.) A kind of shears used in cropping woolen cloth.

Shears :: Shears (n.) The bedpiece of a machine tool, upon which a table or slide rest is secured; as, the shears of a lathe or planer. See Illust. under Lathe..

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..

Shear :: Shear (v. t.) A shearing; -- used in designating the age of sheep.

Shear :: Shear (v. t.) To cut, clip, or sever anything from with shears or a like instrument; as, to shear sheep; to shear cloth..

Sheared :: Sheared (imp.) of Shea.

Shern :: Shern (n.) See Shearn.

Sheard :: Sheard (n.) See Shard.

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

Snip :: Snip (n.) A single cut, as with shears or scissors; a clip..

Shearman :: Shearman (n.) One whose occupation is to shear cloth.

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

Wind :: Wind (n.) A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are distended with air, or rather affected with a violent inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing..

Shears :: Shears (n.) A cutting instrument.

Clip :: Clip (v. t.) To cut off; as with shears or scissors; as, to clip the hair; to clip coin..

Shears :: Shears (n.) An instrument consisting of two blades, commonly with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, and working on both sides of the material to be cut, -- used for cutting cloth and other substances..

Hag :: Hag (n.) The hagdon or shearwater.

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