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单词 herdless
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herdlessadj.

Etymology: Old English hierde- , hyrde-léas , < hierde herd n.2 + léas, -less suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈherdless.
rare.
Without a herd or shepherd.
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c1000 Ælfric Homilies I. 382 Ne beoð he hyrdelease þonne hi ðe habbað.
c1320 tr. J. Bonaventura Medit. 452 Þey renne aboute as herdles shepe.
1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. xivv As a herdles flocke strayth in Jepardy.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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