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The process of removing wool from sheep is called__________.

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Rearing
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Cearing
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Shearing
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Reeling
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Solution

The correct option is D Shearing
C, sheep shearing is the process by which the woolen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep's wool is called a shearer Typically each adult sheep is shorn once each year (a sheep may be said to have been "shorn" or "sheared", depending upon dialect). The annual shearing most often occurs in a shearing shed a facility especially designed to process often hundreds and sometimes more than 3,000 sheep per day.

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