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单词 bell sheep
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Definition of bell sheep in English:

bell sheep

noun
Australian, NZ
  • A sheep caught by a shearer just before the bell rings to signal the end of a period of work, which they are allowed to shear.

    〈澳/新西兰〉下班铃绵羊(下班铃响前片刻被剪羊毛工抓住的羊,该羊毛工有权剪此羊羊毛)

    they worked as only shearers work when they're cutting for a bell sheep
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For an hour they worked as only shearers work when they're cutting for a bell sheep.
    • He times himself to get so many sheep out of the pen before the bell goes, and one more—the 'bell sheep'—as it is ringing.
    • Shearers often allowed the rouseabout to shear the bell sheep.
    • It can become one's bell sheep, caught just before the bell goes and able to be shorn at leisure into the break.
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