cowherd
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cowherd
before 1000; Middle English couherde, Old English cūherde; see cow 1 , herd 2
Example Sentences
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Its name honored one of the first Old English poets, a 7th-century cowherd who was said to have waked up from a dream with the gift of verse and song.
From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023
Dave Brass is a third-generation rancher who tends to nearly 10,000 acres and a cowherd with his wife, Mindy.
From Washington Times • Mar. 24, 2017
To the west of the Milky Way, her lover Niu Lang, the cowherd, was associated with the star Altair in the constellation of Aquila the Eagle.
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
A cowherd watches over three of his charges drinking in the shallow water in the foreground.
From New York Times • May 26, 2011
Odysseus the great tactician answered: “Courage, and leave the worrying to me. We’ll turn back to your homestead by the orchard. I sent the cowherd, swineherd, and Telemakhos ahead to make our noonday meal.”
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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