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the total yield of wool shorn during one season from the sheep of a particular region.[1890-95]
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wool clip — noun : the annual crop of wool the Australian wool clip * * * the total yield of wool shorn during one season from the sheep of a particular region. [1890 95] * * * wool clip noun A crop of wool from a particular flock of sheep, esp that gathered … Useful english dictionary
wool clip — /ˈwʊl klɪp/ (say wool klip) noun the amount of wool yielded from the annual shearing season (by a station, district, etc.): *The talk ran on points of rain, the price fetched by the last wool clip, that bad crossing over the Fitzroy River; and… …
Wool — is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells, called follicles, [Australian Wool Corporation, Australian Wool Classing, Raw Wool Services, 1990] of animals in the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of… … Wikipedia
clip — I. /klɪp / (say klip) verb (clipped, clipping) –verb (t) 1. to cut, or cut off or out, as with shears; trim by cutting. 2. to cut or trim the hair or fleece of; shear. 3. to pare the edge of (a coin). 4. to punch a hole in (a ticket). 5. to cut… …
wool cheque — /ˈwʊl tʃɛk/ (say wool chek) noun money received for a wool clip …
clip — clip1 [klip] vt. clipped, clipping [ME clippen < ON klippa] 1. to cut or cut off with shears or scissors 2. to cut (an item) out of (a newspaper, magazine, etc.) 3. a) to cut short b) to shorten … English World dictionary
Clip — Clip, n. 1. An embrace. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 2. A cutting; a shearing. [1913 Webster] 3. The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season s crop of wool. [1913 Webster] 4. A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc. [1913 Webster] 5.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clip — Ⅰ. clip [1] ► NOUN 1) a flexible or spring loaded device for holding an object or objects together or in place. 2) a piece of jewellery that can be fastened on to a garment with a clip. 3) a metal holder containing cartridges for an automatic… … English terms dictionary
clip — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a device for holding things together or for attachment to an object as a marker, esp. a paper clip or a device worked by a spring. 2 a piece of jewellery fastened by a clip. 3 a set of attached cartridges for a firearm. v.tr.… … Useful english dictionary
clip — 1 noun 1 FOR FASTENING (C) a small metal or plastic object for holding or fastening things together: Fasten the microphone clip to your shirt front. | hair clip (=a piece of metal or plastic for keeping hair in the right place) see also: bulldog… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
