Shear: alternatives and connections

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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To embrace, hence; to encompass.

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The pouchlike enlargement of the gullet of birds, serving as a receptacle for food; the craw.

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of Cut

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The act of deforming, or state of anything deformed.

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To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

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A flea.

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To lop or cut off the superfluous parts, branches, or shoots of; to clear of useless material; to shape or smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune…

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obs. p. p. of Shave.

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To cut off the nip or neb of, or to cut off at once with shears or scissors; to clip off suddenly; to nip; hence, to break off; to snatch away.

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To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.

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One who shears.

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One who shears.

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of Shear

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of Shear

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A cutting instrument.

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A cutting instrument.

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The entire coat of wood that covers a sheep or other similar animal; also, the quantity shorn from a sheep, or animal, at one time.

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