Short, inferior-grade wool from a sheep's belly, shorn separately from the main fleece.
this bucket will also contain the belly wool that the shearer will toss to the side
Example sentencesExamples
A sheep was shorn, belly first, and the belly wool laid aside.
Skirting is the practice of separating all inferior fleece portions (such as belly wool) and any urine- and feces-contaminated fibres from the rest of the fleeces at shearing.
Some manufacturers of worsteds do not use belly wool at all.
Belly wool is usually lower yielding and may be either finer or coarser than the bulk of the fleece.
The shearer takes off the belly wool, then that gets folded back into the fleece, and then you roll up both sides almost like a cotton wool bud.
I am sending you samples taken from the center of the sheep just below the brisket and ask the question, what is the matter with belly wool?
The lesser-quality belly wool and pieces go into a vintage wooden press, the luxurious fleeces into a more hi-tech version.
The quality of the belly wool indicated by the enclosed sample is superior to that of many Rambouillet flocks in Western states
Belly wool is a bulky wool, heavy in condition, and usually very burry.
The belly wool should be packaged separately from the fleece wool.