stock-keeper

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


equivalent to a shepherd,or herdsman.

1821. Governor Macquarie, `Government Notice,' June 30, 1821,in E. Curr's `Van Diemen's Land' (1824), p. 154:

«To yard the flocks at night . . . for the purpose of keepingthe stock-keepers in check, and sufficient shepherds should bekept to ensure constant attention to the flock.»

1828. Governor Arthur in J. Bischoff's `Van Diemen's Land,'1832, p. 185:

«Every kind of injury committed against the defenceless nativesby the stock-keepers.»

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