neatherd
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of neatherd
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at neat 2, herd 2
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And did not Selene descend to woo the neatherd Endymion?
From The Tinted Venus A Farcical Romance by Bernard Partridge
Near by, the neatherd also wept to see his master’s bow.
From The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) by Various
And now Telemachus, the neatherd, and the swineherd stayed their feet from dancing, and bade the women stay, and all betook themselves to rest throughout the dusky halls.
From The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) by Various
But those other twain went forth both together from the house, the neatherd and the swineherd of godlike Odysseus; and Odysseus passed out after them.
From The Odyssey Done into English prose by Andrew Lang
But Telemachus, and the neatherd, and the swineherd stayed their feet from dancing, and made the women to cease, and themselves gat them to rest through the shadowy halls.
From The Odyssey Done into English prose by Andrew Lang
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