jan 1, 1686 - shearing

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A regional equivalent of shearling, that is a sheep that has been once shorn. 1545 <i>x yowes and sherynges, </i>Westerdale (YRS74/55); 1570 <i>sex score wethers ... lxxvj sheringes</i>, South Cave (Kaner69); 1582 <i>lxxx wedders and wedder shearinges,</i> South Cave (Kaner118); 1617 <i>two sheering shepe viz one gimber and one tuppehogge</i>, Aughton (YRS55/228-9); 1642 <i>Ewes are such as have beene twice shorne ... after that they are once shorne they are called gimmer shearings ... yett is it a custome with many ... sheep-men to clowte their shearings to hinder them from tuppinge</i>, Elmswell (DW4); 1686 <i>24 shearings bought of Ric Wharton 7s 6d apiece</i>, Conistone (RW19).

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