flockmaster

noun

flockmaster

noun

Etymology From flock + master.

1

A head shepherd.

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 […]1983, Michael Lawson Ryder, Sheep & Man, page 160:

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