cowherd

[ kou-hurd ]

/ ˈkaʊˌhɜrd /

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noun

a person whose occupation is tending and herding cows.

Nearby words

cowflop, cowgirl, cowhage, cowhand, cowherb, cowherd, cowhide, cowichan sweater, cowinner, cowitch, cowk

Origin of cowherd

before 1000; Middle English couherde, Old English cūherde; see cow1, herd²

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Examples from the Web for cowherd

An old man finds him and says, looking at him and at the cattle, "Thou dost not seem to me born to remain a cowherd."
Zoological Mythology, Volume I (of 2)|Angelo de Gubernatis
The cowherd, being asked by God which was the quickest road, did not even lift up his head to give a polite answer.
Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories|Anonymous
He went into the flower-garden and remained there in concealment, and in the night the cowherd came there.
The Kath Sarit Sgara|Somadeva Bhatta
The cowherd held one end and Oscar the other, and pulled till they made two halves of the bone.
Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland|Jeremiah Curtin

The second memorable man was born a cowherd; encouraged to sing his songs by the abbess Hilda, a "Northumbrian Deborah."
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VIII|John Lord

British Dictionary definitions for cowherd

cowherd

/ (ˈkaʊˌhɜːd) /

noun

a person employed to tend cattle

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cowherd

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cowherd

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