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shearer

Meaning of “shearer”

One who shears wool from sheep.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
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First occurrence: Acts 8:32

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Acts 8:32
The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Acts 8:32 · retained source text

The place of the Scripture, which hee read, was this, Hee was led as a sheepe to the slaughter, & like a Lambe dumbe before the shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

1611 marginal noteEsay. 53.7.

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