Leaboy's Lassie contains a similar reference to shearing -
"Oh, my back is sair, Frae shearin' Craigie's corn..."
describing the backbreaking work of bending down to cut the grain by hand, a task that would be impossible if you were going on 7-9 months pregnant...hence, "The shearin's nae for you..."
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