1. A flock of sheep or a group of animals under a shepherd's care.
Usage: Scottish and Northern English dialect

1. To tend or manage a flock of sheep; to shepherd.
Usage: Scottish and Northern English dialect

Examples

• The shepherd moved his hirsel across the hillside.
• She has hirseled the same flock for twenty years.
• The hirsel grazed peacefully in the valley.
• He was hired to hirsel the lambs through the winter.
• A large hirsel requires careful management and attention.