(~s, ~ing, ~ed, shorn)
1.
To ~ a sheep means to cut its wool off.
In the Hebrides they ~ their sheep later than anywhere else.
VERB: V n
~ing
...a display of sheep ~ing.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
A pair of ~s is a garden tool like a very large pair of scissors. Shears are used especially for cutting hedges.
Trim the shrubs with ~s.
N-PLURAL: also a pair of N