"shareherding" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: share + herding, by analogy to sharecropping Etymology templates: {{compound|en|share|herding}} share + herding Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} shareherding (uncountable)
  1. The practice by which one herder cares for the livestock of another, in return for a percentage of the profits or offspring. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-shareherding-en-noun-9PL1sGGa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1991, Pobladores: Hispanic Americans of the Ute Frontier, page 175",
          "text": "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 wealthiest class in the country.",
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          "ref": "1994, María Otero, Elisabeth Rhyne, The New world of microenterprise finance",
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