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sheep-herding
sheep·herd·er
/
ˈʃipˌhɜr
dər
/
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[
sheep
-hur-der
]
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noun
shepherd
(
def 1
)
.
Origin:
1870–75,
Americanism;
sheep
+
herder
Related forms
sheep·herd·ing,
noun,
adjective
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sheepherder
noun
a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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