swineherd
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- swineherdship noun
Etymology
Origin of swineherd
before 1100; Middle English; late Old English swȳnhyrde. See swine, herd 2
Example Sentences
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That night he must spend with his swineherd, Eumaeus, a man faithful and trustworthy beyond praise.
From Literature
In contrast to everything that I just said about Native Australians, most New Guineans, such as Yali’s people, were farmers and swineherds.
From Literature
She glanced up long enough to smile at the swineherd, then dropped her eyes again, making such a picture of awkward bashfulness that I was almost fooled myself.
From Literature
As for the loaves, Mesaulios dealt them out, a yard boy, bought by the swineherd on his own, unaided by his mistress or Laertes, from Taphians, while Odysseus was away.
From Literature
They came to a hut--the habitation, in all probability, of some swineherd or peasant.
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