Glossary of Terms
| Term | Definition |
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| Gare |
Long hair like fibres.
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| Gestation |
Period of pregnancy, for sheep it is approx. 150 days.
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| Gilling |
Gilling is the blending together of card slivers with the direction of feed alternated to make a final sliver suitable for spinning. In worsted processing, three gilling operations are usually carried out prior to combing and two after combing.
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| Grab Sampling |
A method of taking a representative samples from wool bales. A jaw is driven by a machine into the wool bale and when withdrawn brings out a sample of fibres. Grab samples can be used to measure length and strength.
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| Grade |
The classification system used to describe raw wool.
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| Grease |
A fatty, pale yellow wax that coats the raw wool fibre and yields lanolin.
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| Greasy wool |
Wool as it is shorn from the sheep, before any processing.
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| Gun shearer |
A shearer who shears more the 200 sheep per day.
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