"share-herd" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} share-herd (uncountable)
  1. (most often used attributively) The practice by which someone works as a shareherder; shareherding. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-share-herd-en-noun-rVdRVwRw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: share herd

Verb

Forms: share-herds [present, singular, third-person], share-herding [participle, present], share-herded [participle, past], share-herded [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} share-herd (third-person singular simple present share-herds, present participle share-herding, simple past and past participle share-herded)
  1. To care for the livestock that belong to someone else, in exchange for a percentage of the profits or offspring; to work as a shareherder.
    Sense id: en-share-herd-en-verb-TzYmNXc- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: share herd

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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