Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pack-shepherd

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: pack--shep-herd
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shepherd who owns his or her own flock or pack of sheep.

Example Sentences

"He's a pack-shepherd – you know what that means – and they say he has a pack of ten-score ewes. ("The Free Fishers", John Buchan, Polygon 2009 p. 117)"

Inflected Forms

pack-shepherds (plural)

Questions

What does pack-shepherd mean?: A shepherd who owns his or her own flock or pack of sheep.

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