sheepherder
noun
sheepherding
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a word derived from
sheepherder.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Mendoza, whose family in Peru owned a few milk cows, sheep and mules, first heard about the sheepherding opportunity from a friend.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
“I think the main two things were sheepherding and slavery,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
Labor Department data show sheepherder wages have risen just $50 a month in most sheepherding states over the past 20 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2015
The name also was elevated by Paul Laxalt’s brother Robert Laxalt, a prominent author who wrote about his family’s Basque roots and romanticized the state’s Basque sheepherding history.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 16, 2014
A neighbor, an old lady, told me that Samuel and his father had taken a job sheepherding for the rest of the summer.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
