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sheepmen

  • plural
    of sheepman.
    sheepman
    noun
    a person engaged in the tending or breeding of sheep, especially the owner of a sheep ranch.

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And as the older generations of Basque immigrants died and the local outfits shut down, Etcheverry remained one of the few Basque sheepmen left in Idaho.

From Washington Times May 7, 2016

Mr. Etcheverry is one of the last Basque sheepmen left in the American West, where there were once hundreds, if not thousands, like him.

From New York Times Aug. 24, 2012

Majority Leader Charley Halleck had tacked on provisions for import fees and import quotas to be imposed when the President "has reason to believe" that the inflow of foreign wool is harmful to U.S. sheepmen.

From Time Magazine Archive

U.S. sheepmen have traditionally allowed sheep to roam their ranges, fenced in but otherwise untended by shepherds or dogs.

From Time Magazine Archive

West, the cattlemen, sheepmen, and farmers all despised each other.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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