swineherd
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of swineherd
before 1100; Middle English; late Old English swȳnhyrde. See swine, herd 2
Example Sentences
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So do the breezy complacency of Menelaus, the innocence of Nausicaa, the gruff decency of the swineherd Eumaeus.
From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2017
He also stated that Jesus transmitted the devils to a swineherd instead of a herd of swine.
From Slate • Aug. 17, 2012
Khrushchev reminisced: "In childhood, before I went to the factory, I worked for the landlords as an understudy to a swineherd."
From Time Magazine Archive
A onetime swineherd, cruel Francisco Pizarro, conquered the Incas and in 1535 founded the city of Lima.
From Time Magazine Archive
“The swineherd said everyone knows there’s something dangerous in these woods. They probably just assumed it was a demon or some nonsense like that.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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