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A shearer is someone who shears, such as a cloth shearer, or a sheep shearer.Origins of the name include from near Bergen in Norway 1600s [Sweden of that period] as Skea (pronounced "Skeg" meaning "beard") and Heddle (meaning market place) as migrated to The Orkney Islands where the name 'Shearer' is found in Church marriage records of the time and as quite prolific for the overall population.
The shearer collects a sheep from a catching pen, positions it on his “stand” on the shearing board and operates the shearing hand-piece. A shearer begins by removing the wool over the sheep's belly, which is separated from the main fleece by a rouseabout while the sheep is still being shorn. The remainder of the fleece is taken off in one ...
The shearer is using a sling for back support. Shears and cowbells c. 250 AD Spain. Sheep shearing is the process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep's wool is called a shearer. Typically each adult sheep is shorn once each year (depending upon dialect, a sheep may be said to have been "shorn ...
Alan Shearer CBE DL (born 13 August 1970) is an English football pundit and former professional player who played as a striker.Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of all time and one of the greatest players in Premier League history, he is the league's record goalscorer with 260 goals.
A blade shearer at work on a black sheep. Blade shearing or hand shearing is the style of shearing sheep and other animals with fibrous coats (alpaca, llama, goats etc.) with a set of specialized scissors. It is practiced in many parts of the world as both an occupation and a sport.
The majority owner of Shearer's Foods is considering a sale valued at more than $3 billion, according to Reuters.
Harry Julius Shearer [1] (born December 23, 1943) [2] is an American actor, comedian, musician, radio host, writer, and producer. Born in Los Angeles , California , Shearer began his career as a child actor.
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