Definition of "shearling" [shear•ling]

• A year-old sheep that has been sheared once. (noun)
• The skin of a shearling or of a newly sheared sheep or lamb, tanned and with the wool on. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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