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  • The herdsman of a flock of sheep is called a shepherd.

    Chapter 7 1977

  • Irenaeus, Tertullian and Origen agree in attributing to him the work called The shepherd.

    Smith's Bible Dictionary 1884

  • For many years he had lived among the Indians, and hunted buffaloes with them; he was, therefore, to all intents and purposes, a buffalo hunter, and ought not to be called a shepherd.

    History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians 1787-1854 Old Humphrey 1820

  • Although each conveys an element of what I do, I much prefer the word "shepherd."

    Crosswalk.com - Home E. Glenn Wagner 2009

  • "No. She didn't seem to know about any kind of shepherd.

    A Missionary Twig Emma L. Burnett

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