Absalom casually invited David to come along on a family sheepshearing. From Wordnik.com. [The Shepherd’s Song] Reference
Gen. 38: 13 states that Tamar was told: “Your father-in-law is coming up to Timnah for the sheepshearing,” thus implying that Timnah was a high place. From Wordnik.com. [Tamar: Midrash and Aggadah.] Reference
Stop by the Gore Place for annual sheepshearing festival. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily News Tribune Homepage RSS] Reference
Gore lived in England at one point and was known to attend sheepshearing festivals there. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily News Tribune Homepage RSS] Reference
As it just happened, the rather important task of sheepshearing was just engrossing Laban's attention. From Wordnik.com. [Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1] Reference
We noticed that it was sheepshearing time at his place, and many sheep were in the act of losing their winter covering. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland] Reference
It's a signature event that draws thousands each year, but there will be more than sheepshearing going on at the Gore Place tomorrow. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily News Tribune Homepage RSS] Reference
Of course, there is the sheepshearing where traditional hand shearing as well as electric shearing techniques will be demonstrated on sheep from the Gore farm. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily News Tribune Homepage RSS] Reference
The 'servant-monster' was an obvious allusion to Caliban, and 'the nest of Antics' was a glance at the satyrs who figure in the sheepshearing feast in 'A Winter's Tale. '. From Wordnik.com. [A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles] Reference
When he has "recovered from his grief" (wayyinnachem really means "was comforted") it happens to be the time for sheepshearing, a season of general festivity and hilarity. From Wordnik.com. [Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1] Reference
In another Epode (Epod. ii) he recalls his boyish memories in praise of country life: the vines wedded to poplars in the early spring, after that the sheepshearing, later still the grape-gathering and honey harvest; when winter comes, the hunting of the boar by day, at night the cheery meal with wife and children upon olives, sorrel, mallows, beside the crackling log-piled hearth. From Wordnik.com. [Horace] Reference
(great views at Moll's Gap) and the Kissane Sheep Farm, a real working farm that offers demonstrations of hands-on sheepshearing and expert sheepherding. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com -] Reference
It almost seems as if she had calculated on two things, namely that the sheepshearing festivities would lead to conviviality and more generous drinking of wine (cf. From Wordnik.com. [Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1] Reference
(The lecturer then showed over fifty beautiful slides representing country homes, famous inns and churches, village greens, farmhouse kitchens, water-mills, morris dancers, rural occupations such as sheepshearing and dipping, the village blacksmith, wheelwright, making chairs from rushes, thatching, etc.). From Wordnik.com. [Life and Customs of Rural England] Reference
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