Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A power-machine for clipping the fleece from the sheep; a sheep-shearer.
- noun A machine used for cutting plates and bars of iron and other metals.
- noun A machine for shearing cloth, etc.
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Examples
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The manufacture and sale of the new shearing-machine, into which Mr. Cooper introduced many additional improvements, was a prosperous business, especially during the war of 1812, when domestic woolen goods were in great demand.
Peter Cooper The Riverside Biographical Series, Number 4 1879
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Shortly after, we find Douglas mentioned as having invented a brick machine, a shearing-machine, and a ball for destroying the rigging of ships; for the two former of which he secured patents.
The Life of Thomas Telford Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904 1867
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"I should think any one might have known that a fellow couldn't mind a shearing-machine with one hand.
Pelle the Conqueror — Complete Martin Andersen Nex�� 1911
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"I should think any one might have known that a fellow couldn't mind a shearing-machine with one hand.
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 04 Martin Andersen Nex�� 1911
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