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What is the oil in sheeps fleece called?

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Anonymous

∙ 8y ago
Updated: 9/26/2023

The oil is known as lanolin

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What do you call a sheeps coat of wool?

its called a fleece


What is a sheeps coat of wool?

A fleece


Does sheeps have outer coverings?

Sheep grow wool. When the wool is shorn from a sheep it is called a fleece.


What rhymes with piece that means Sheeps wool?

The word you're looking for is 'fleece'.


What rhymes with piece and is part of a sheeps wool?

fleece


What is spuned from sheeps coat?

Wool is spun from the fleece of sheep.


Why does a sheeps fleece feel oily?

because the wool contains lanolin


Why does a sheeps fleece feel so oily?

because they give off an oily/fatty substance called lanolin.


Why do they shear sheeps fleece?

With electric shears - they used to shear them with hand shears


How many months does it take for a sheep to give birth?

After you cut a sheeps fleece you will want to wait at least six weeks for the new coat to grow in. You may choose to wait longer for a thicker coat, but do not cut the sheeps fleece any sooner than six weeks.


What is the oil from sheeps wool?

It really isn't oil. It's lanolin.


What is the fleece of camel called?

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