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flockmaster

English edit

Etymology edit

flock +‎ master

Noun edit

flockmaster (plural flockmasters)

  1. A head shepherd.
    • 1983, Michael Lawson Ryder, Sheep & Man, page 160:
      The shepherds, however, had to have their meals separately during the day, but their evening meal together with the flockmaster. The shepherds should be under the supervision of an older and more experienced flockmaster […]
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