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share-herds

share-herds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of share-herd.

Meaning of share-herd

Verb

share-herd (third-person singular simple present share-herds, present participle share-herding, simple past and past participle share-herded)

  1. To care for the livestock that belong to someone else, in exchange for a percentage of the profits or offspring; to work as a shareherder.
    • Another goal was to raise the general level of herd productivity to that of herder-owned and managed herds from the lower level of productivity in herds containing a significant number of share-herded animals.1988, Jeremy Swift, Major Issues in Pastoral Development

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What is share-herds the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Share-herds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of share-herd.

Words near share-herds in the dictionary

  1. share-herd
  2. share-herded
  3. share-herder
  4. share-herders
  5. share-herding
  6. share-herds
  7. share-in-savings
  8. share-milk
  9. share-milked
  10. share-milker
  11. share-milkers

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