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sheepherding

sheepherding noun: the activity of herding sheep.

Noun

sheepherding (uncountable)

  1. The activity of herding sheep
    • Events taking place at C. B. Smith Park in Pembroke Pines include performances by 15 Australian musical acts, demonstrations of sheepherding, […].2007 October 28, Stuart Emmrich, “Datebook”, in New York Times

Origin of sheepherding

From sheep + herding.

Questions about sheepherding

What does sheepherding mean?
Sheepherding means the activity of herding sheep.
What part of speech is sheepherding?
Sheepherding is a noun.

Words near sheepherding in the dictionary

  1. sheepfuckers
  2. sheepgrass
  3. sheephead
  4. sheepherder
  5. sheepherders
  6. sheepherding
  7. sheephood
  8. sheephook
  9. sheephooks
  10. sheephouse
  11. sheephouses

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