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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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
Perhaps never until last week had all Europe escorted to his tomb with so much pomp and precaution a monarch only four generations in descent from a swineherd.
From Time Magazine Archive
She finally got him in the last scene, in the person of a swineherd.
From Time Magazine Archive
The swineherd, roused, reached out to get his sandals, tied them on, and took the road.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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