Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Whistling after sheep; tending sheep.
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Examples
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An old sheep-whistling rogue a ram-tender, to offer to have his daughter come into grace!
The Winter’s Tale 2004
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An old sheep-whistling rogue, a ram-tender, to offer to have his daughter come into grace!
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An old sheep-whistling rogue a ram-tender, to offer to have his daughter come into grace!
The Winter's Tale 1610
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An old sheep-whistling rogue, a ram-tender, to offer to have his daughter come into grace!
The Winter's Tale William Shakespeare 1590
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