"herding" meaning in English

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      "word": "herding dog"
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      "word": "share herding"
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          "text": "The whole flock is divided up into seven herdings (the equivalent of the Scottish \"hirsels\"), and it is through the head shepherd's herding that the only new blood is introduced. Every two or three years some rams are bought at Hawick […]",
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      "sense": "animal control means",
      "word": "biöök"
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