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sheepherder

[sheep-hur-der] / ˈʃipˌhɜr dər /


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On “Perfect Strangers,” which I adored as a girl, Balki Bartokomous was a childlike sheepherder who arrived to Chicago from a strange land, the fictional island of Mypos, where telephones and indoor plumbing were scarce.

From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2021

Sen. Paul Laxalt — the son of a Basque immigrant sheepherder.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2021

A piglet unexpectedly becomes a champion sheepherder with training from his adoptive canine mother.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2019

But long before moving to Jackson, the now-84-year-old from Ciga was a 19-year-old sheepherder based in Challis.

From Washington Times ● May 7, 2016

No matter, though, the sheepherder grabbed a shovel and set to, vehemently attacking the earth under which his dog apparently was trapped.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols




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