Shearling vs Plucked - What's the difference?
shearling | plucked |
A sheep that has been shorn for the first time
* {{quote-book, 1853, David Low, On the Domesticated Animals of the British Isles, , page=97
, passage=They are rarely fattened when shearlings , the usual period being after they have lost their second fleece, and are wethers. }}
(chiefly, US) A sheepskin or lambskin that has gone through a limited shearing process so that the fibers are of uniform depth
(pluck)
(of something with feathers, hair etc. ) Having had these items removed by plucking.
(of the strings of an instrument) Played by plucking.
Having courage and spirit; plucky.
As a noun shearling
is a sheep that has been shorn for the first time.As a verb plucked is
(pluck).As a adjective plucked is
(of something with feathers, hair etc ) having had these items removed by plucking.shearling
English
Noun
(en noun)- Her coat was lined with shearling.
