The act or operation of reaping.
Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions.
The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.
The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
The material cut off in this way.
The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.
The act or operation of dividing with shears.
Tending to cut or tear.
The act of swivelling.
A piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.
A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or swivel; called also swivel gun.
Strength of mind or character that enables one to overcome adversity; confidence; force of will.
A rotating of the hips.
A small, usually ball- or barrel-shaped device used in angling to connect sections of fishing lines, consisting of two rings linked via a thrust bearing pivot joint.
To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot.