neatherd

American  

[neet-hurd] / ˈnitˌhɜrd /

noun

Obsolete.

1. cowherd.

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Etymology

Origin of neatherd

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at neat ², herd ²

Example Sentences

To Persuasion and the Paphian, Hermophiles the neatherd, bridegroom of flower-chapleted Eurynome, dedicates a cream-cheese and combs from his hives; but accept for her the cheese, for me the honey.

From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology by Mackail, J. W. (John William)

And did not Selene descend to woo the neatherd Endymion?

From The Tinted Venus A Farcical Romance by Partridge, Bernard

But come, let us go to the house that lies near the garden, for thither I sent forward Telemachus and the neatherd and the swineherd to get ready the meal as speedily as may be.'

From The Odyssey Done into English prose by Lang, Andrew

It was not enclosed, but a neatherd was there with his cattle half a mile away, sitting himself at the foot of a beech, while the cattle grazed below him.

From After London Or, Wild England by Jefferies, Richard

This remark of the neatherd increased Orberosia's apprehensions and added to her solicitude for the husband whom she loved.

From Penguin Island by France, Anatole