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shear(dictionary)
shear(2)(dictionary)
shear(1)(dictionary)
shear(dictionary)
shear(medicine)
shear stress(medicine)
wind shear(encyclopedia)
shear wall(encyclopedia)
shear legs(encyclopedia)

gurgeon stopper (iou) and shear (oh)


gurgeon stopper (iou)



gurgeon stopper noun phr. L19.
[Origin of 1st elem. uncertain: cf. GURJUN. See STOPPER noun 5.]
A hardwood tree, Eugenia foetida, of the myrtle family, occurring in Florida and the W. Indies.

shear (oh)



past participle sheared or shorn /FC:n ?@ FC:rn/
[T]
[Language: Old English; Origin: scieran]
to cut the wool off a sheep
literary to cut off someone's hair
::Her long fair hair had been shorn.
be shorn of [be shorn of sth] phr v
to have something valuable or important taken away from you
::Though shorn of some of its powers, the party remains in control.
shear off phr v
if part of something shears off, or is sheared off, it suddenly becomes separated, especially after being pulled or hit with a lot of force
shear sth ¡û¡ú off
::The left wing had been almost completely sheared off.