shearing shed

Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

shearing shed

n
(Agriculture) NZ a farm building equipped with power machinery for sheepshearing and equipment for baling wool. Also called: woolshed
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
Mentioned in
References in periodicals archive
Smoke from the barbecue had long gone but before departure it had arranged people up-wind beside the shearing shed against which his old motorbike was parked.
Sheep shearing is a spectacle that attracts hundreds of spectators to the shearing shed every year at the Royal Welsh.
Temperatures were down from Tuesday's high but the mercury ran high in the shearing shed, where a two-man Wales team were roared to test victory over New Zealand.
ENTERTAINMENT Aled Jones and JB Gill mark the annual Christian celebration, with hymns from a sheep shearing shed.
The demonstration also included a mobile shearing shed which was designed and produced by FAO in cooperation with Pakistani manufacturers.
Limousin heifer Beef Championship In the shearing shed, Bethesda bladesman Elfed Jackson continued his fine run of form with victory in the open commercial shearing competition.
the shearing shed, waiting for the sun to go down, watching the
William Lane, the radical socialist writer and editor, whose literary personae "John Miller" and "Lucinda Sharpe" symbolised the functional schizophrenia of the shearing shed and industrial confrontationis m, proceeded to lead his followers on to the New Australia project overseas.
Despite his formidable intellect, Grogan's love of practical jokes and pranks saw him sent down from university - following his part in herding a flock of sheep into a tutor's rooms that promptly set about devouring the carpet and furnishings and leaving the odour of a shearing shed.
Photo: Shearing shed in New Zealand Pavilion has sheep seats up front; lights dim and sheep in video stare out at sheepish audience
Copyright © 2003-2025 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.