"flockmaster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flockmasters [plural]
Etymology: From flock + master. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|flock|master}} flock + master Head templates: {{en-noun}} flockmaster (plural flockmasters)
  1. A head shepherd.
    Sense id: en-flockmaster-en-noun-R0EQsBp0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From flock + master.",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1983, Michael Lawson Ryder, Sheep & Man, page 160:",
          "text": "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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        }
      ],
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        "A head shepherd."
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        ],
        [
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        ]
      ]
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  ],
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        "English nouns",
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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