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swanherd

American

[swon-hurd] / ˈswɒnˌhɜrd /

noun

a person who tends swans.

swanherd British

/ ˈswɒnˌhɜːd /

noun

a person who herds swans

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Etymology

Origin of swanherd

First recorded in 1475–85; swan ¹ + herd ²

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In the infield, three lakes in tiers gurgled at one another by means of connecting waterfalls, squadrons of swans were kept in line by a female swanherd dressed in yellow satin.

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