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sheepman

[ sheep-muhn, -man ]

noun

plural sheepmen
  1. a person engaged in the tending or breeding of sheep, especially the owner of a sheep ranch.
  2. a shepherd.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sheepman1

First recorded in 1585–95; sheep + man
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A cattleman and a sheepman fight over land and a girl, leading to a showdown.

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Hidden by the omnipresent fog or glimpsed only from a distance, the predatory bear has driven some of these sheepmen from the high meadows and they vow never to return.

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Hidden by the omnipresent fog or glimpsed only from a distance, the predatory bear has driven some of these sheepmen from the high meadows, and they vow never to return.

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

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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.

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