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shedder

[ shed-er ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that sheds. shed.
  2. a lobster, crab, etc., just before it molts.


shedder

/ ˈʃɛdə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that sheds
  2. an animal, such as a llama, snake, or lobster, that moults
  3. a person who milks cows in a milking shed


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Word History and Origins

Origin of shedder1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; shed 2, -er 1

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Example Sentences

Never shall I be called, I promise thee, an unnecessary shedder of blood.

It takes the live minnow readily, also shedder crawfish, and will not refuse earthworms, cut butcher meat or liver.

Where is the divine injunction against the shedder of man's blood to rest?

I could not give him up as a shedder of blood—he was in my hand.

At any rate the goddess was born—shedder of the lightnings even from her birth.

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