Welcome to our Weekly Western Word of the Day...
Maggot - derogatory name for a sheep; also called "woolies"
A sheepherder was known as a "Mutton-Puncher"
Ranchers were also at odds with sheep herders because the sheep would eat all the precious grass the cows demanded.
Source:
The Cowboy Encyclopedia by Richard W Slatta; ISBN#0-87436-738-7
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