Glossary of Terms
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| Stag |
Male sheep that has not been castrated properly.
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| 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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| Steely |
Wool lacking in character and possessing a steely or glassy sheen. It is produced on pastures deficient in trace elements such as copper.
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| Stencil |
Plastic or metal template used for branding bales.
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| Style |
A subjective term generally referring to a combination of characteristics of wool, which include brightness, dust penetration, crimp frequency and definition, tip shape and fibre density.
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| Suburban Shed |
A shearing shed close enough to travel to and from on a daily basis.
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| Sudoriferous gland |
Gland situated near the base of the wool follicle that excretes sweat or suint.
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| Suint |
Excretion from sweat glands of the sheep, which is deposited on the wool fibres.
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| Sweat Locks |
Wool fibres encrusted with black heavy conditioned crease from the sweat glands of sheep often referred to as fribs.
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| Synthetic |
A "man-made" fabric produced from a chemical compound.
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| Tally Book |
A booked used to record the number of sheep shorn by each individual shearer (tally) used to determine wages.
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| Tare |
The weight of the empty wool pack, approx. 2kgs.
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