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swineherd

American  
[swahyn-hurd] / ˈswaɪnˌhɜrd /

noun

  1. a person who tends swine.

swineherd British  
/ ˈswaɪnˌhɜːd /

noun

  1. archaic a person who looks after pigs

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Other Word Forms

  • swineherdship noun

Etymology

Origin of swineherd

before 1100; Middle English; late Old English swȳnhyrde. See swine, herd 2

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