Home › Words › S › sheepshearingsheepshearingsheepshearing · noun — the act of shearing sheep.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, sheepshearing ranks #16,093 of 42,862 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom sheep + shearing.nounThe act of shearing sheep.e.g.“Perhaps the best thing about Ken Hannam's 1975 film about sheepshearing in central Australia in 1956 is that he doesn't try to impose too much structure on the action.” — 1996 May 24, Fred Camper, “Sunday Too Far Away”, in Chicago Reader:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.woolshearing 83% match — The shearing of animals to obtain wool. vs sheepshearing →sheepshearer 78% match — One who shears sheep. vs sheepshearing →woolshearer 68% match — A person employed to shear animals to obtain wool. vs sheepshearing →sheepswool 66% match — The wool of a sheep. vs sheepshearing →shears 66% match — A tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges, connected by a pivot, used for cutting cloth, or for removing the fleece from sheep etc. vs sheepshearing →shepherding 66% match — The herding of sheep. vs sheepshearing →shearing 64% match — Tending to cut or tear. vs sheepshearing →sheepstealing 64% match — The theft of sheep. vs sheepshearing →