share herding
share herding is the present participle and gerund of share herd.
share herding is the alternative form of shareherding.
Meaning of shareherding
Noun
shareherding (uncountable)
- The practice by which one herder cares for the livestock of another, in return for a percentage of the profits or offspring.
- Describing the shareherding contracts by which young men acquired the wherewithal to marry, he asserted that, "consequently, even in the homes of the poorest New Mexicans, there is never a dearth of the means to satisfy the necessities of life and even to afford the comfort and luxuries of the...1991, Pobladores: Hispanic Americans of the Ute Frontier, page 175
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- What is share herding the present participle and gerund of?
- Share herding is the present participle and gerund of share herd.
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