shearman

See also: Shearman

English

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for shearman in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Etymology

From Middle English sherman; equivalent to shear +‎ -man.

Noun

shearman (plural shearmen)

  1. One whose occupation is to shear cloth.

References
  • shearman in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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