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Fleecer

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fleece  (fls)
n.
1.
a. The coat of wool of a sheep or similar animal.
b. The yield of wool shorn from a sheep at one time.
2. A soft woolly covering or mass.
3. Fabric with a soft deep pile.
tr.v. fleeced, fleec·ing, fleec·es
1. To defraud of money or property; swindle.
2. To shear the fleece from.
3. To cover with or as if with fleece.

[Middle English fles, from Old English flos.]

fleecer n.


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