Home › Words › W › woolshearingwoolshearingwoolshearing means the shearing of animals to obtain wool.EtymologyFrom wool + shearing.nounThe shearing of animals to obtain wool.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.sheepshearing 83% match — The act of shearing sheep. vs woolshearing →woolshearer 81% match — A person employed to shear animals to obtain wool. vs woolshearing →sheepswool 71% match — The wool of a sheep. vs woolshearing →sheepshearer 68% match — One who shears sheep. vs woolshearing →woolwasher 64% match — A person employed to wash wool after it is obtained from the animal. vs woolshearing →woolskin 63% match — A sheepskin with the wool still attached. vs woolshearing →dewool 61% match — To remove the wool from. vs woolshearing →shearing 59% match — Tending to cut or tear. vs woolshearing →