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shed·der
/
ˈʃɛd
ər
/
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shed
-er
]
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noun
1.
a person or thing that
sheds
.
2.
a lobster,
crab
, etc., just before it molts.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English;
see
shed
2
,
-er
1
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shedder
(ˈʃɛdə)
—
n
1.
a person or thing that sheds
2.
an animal, such as a llama, snake, or lobster, that moults
3.
(
NZ
) a person who milks cows in a milking shed
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