Meanings
verbtoshear (third-person singular simple present toshears, present participle toshearing, simple past toshore, past participle toshorn)
present singular third person toshears · participle present toshearing · past toshore · participle past toshorn
- obsoleteTo cut in two.
Origin
- Old Englishtōsceran“to cut apart”
- Middle Englishtosheren
- Englishtoshear
From Middle English tosheren, from Old English tōsceran (“to cut apart”), equivalent to to- + shear.
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APA
toshear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toshear
MLA
“toshear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toshear. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toshear,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toshear.
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