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The art of shearing a sheep without giving it a bad haircut story to tell.

means The practice of shearing a sheep smoothly and cleanly, in one unbroken pass, so no nicks or ragged patches are left behind.

from Not a standard dictionary word — it's a playful blend of 'wool' and 'shearing' (itself from Old English 'sceran,' to cut), with a wink toward 'veneering' or 'engineering,' suggesting shearing as a polished, almost professional craft rather than a hack job with the clippers.

speed record
over 800 sheep shorn in one day
tool evolution
hand blades replaced by electric handpieces
team sport
shearing gangs move farm to farm seasonally
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