Glossary of Terms
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| Shorn Wool | Wool as it is when shorn from the sheep, before any processing or washing to remove natural grease and dust. |
| Shower dipping |
A method for applying a remedy against external parasites by spraying the chemical onto them in a confined space.
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| Sirolan Laserscan |
An instrument to measure mean fibre diameter and fibre diameter distribution by detection of shadows in a laser beam via snippets being carried through the beam in a liquid.
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| Skin Pieces |
Small pieces of skin adhering to the wool which have been accidentally removed during the shearing process.
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| Skirting |
Removal of sweat locks and other processing faults present from the outer section of fleece under instruction from the woolclasser eg. stained, unusable, or undesirable portions of a fleece.
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| Slipe | Slipe refers to wool removed or pulled from the pelt of a sheep by hand or by a machine after the pelt has been treated with a chemical depilatory. |
| Sliver |
A sliver is the bundle of parallel fibres produced in early stages of fibre preparation, principally, the output from carding.
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| Snippet |
Very short pieces of fibre, typically 2mm long, which have been cut to measure fibre diameter and related properties.
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| Sound Wool | Wool fibres that do not break during the manufacturing process Wool that has a staple strength of 35 newtons per kilotex and above is usually deemed as sound. |
| Spinning |
The process of making yarn from fibre by inserting twist.
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| Stag |
Male sheep that has not been castrated properly.
Synonyms -
Ram Stag |
| Stain | Wool fibres that are affected by various contaminants that can't be removed by scouring and are permanently discoloured. e.g. urine, pen, water and blood stain. |
| Stand |
Section of a shearing board allocated and used by one shearer.
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| Staple | A group of individual wool fibres clumped together within a fleece. |
| Staple base |
the bottom of the wool staple that represents the portion of the wool staple where it has been cut directly adjacent to the skin surface.
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