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词汇 fleece-picker
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Definition of fleece-picker in English:

fleece-picker

noun
Australian, NZ
  • (in sheep shearing) a worker who sorts the offcuts of wool trimmed from fleeces.

    at 14 he was working as a fleece-picker
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The fleece-picker rushes to the table and throws the fleece up into the air, parachute fashion.
    • A table hand helps the fleece-picker to skirt and roll the fleeces.
    • There's one fleece picker to every four or five shearers.
    • Immediately a sheep is sheared, the fleece is removed by a fleece-picker.
    • 'Always be very careful when you're talking to a woman,' he told a young fleece-picker.
    • The responsibility for looking after the clip was divided between the overseer, the classer, the fleece-pickers and the wool-rollers.
    • The staff comprised four carpenters, seven cooks, three farm labourers, one fleece-picker, and three gardeners.
    • He'd help carry the fleeces from the shearers to the fleece-picker.
    • The fleece-picker should shake the belly wool before placing it in the basket or bale provided.
    • The fleece-picker will with his feet push down on the neck of the fleece until he is in a convenient position.
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