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Fleece (Verb)

Shear the wool from; "shear sheep".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The farmer specialized in fleece from rare and exotic breeds of sheep to make the softest wool.
Fleece from these high-altitude sheep had to be harvested carefully to avoid disturbing their vulnerable habitat.
Her grandmother taught her how to properly fleece the sheep to maximize the amount of wool.
They would have to fleece the sheep now if they wanted to sell the wool in time for the approaching winter months.
To fleece their prize-winning sheep gently and humanely, farms were adopting innovative, low-stress methods of shearing.

Rip off; ask an unreasonable price.

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

The shady mechanic tried to fleece the unsuspecting tourist with a hefty repair bill for his car.
The new smartphone costs an arm and a leg, they're trying to fleece us with that price tag.
She accused the business owner of attempting to fleece her with the sky-high rent for the small apartment.
The art dealer is notorious for trying to fleece his clients by charging exorbitant prices for his paintings.
He's smart enough not to let the scam artist fleece him out of his hard-earned money.