town herdn.¹

Brit.

/ˌtaʊn ˈhəːd/, U.S.

/ˌtaʊn ˈhərd/

Forms: see town n. and herd n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., herd n.¹

Etymology: < town n. + herd n.¹

Now historical.

A herd consisting of the sheep, cattle, or other livestock owned by the inhabitants of a town or parish.

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the world > animals > animals collectively > [noun] > herd or flock > of domestic animals

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1605 G. Chapman Al Fooles iii. i. sig. F3^v Like the husband of the flocke, [thou] runn'st through The whole towne heard.

1672 J. Eachard Mr. Hobbs's State Nature Considered 113 I am confident thou meanest such grounds as are called Commons (where the Town herd and Town geese go).

a1758 J. Ward Diss. Sacred Script. (1761) xxii. 84 Part of those swine might belong to them; which by the number, two thousand, seem to have been a common or town herd.

1798 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Southern Counties II. 351 I have seen a hundred head, at least, in one of these ‘town herds’.

1846 G. F. Davidson Trade & Trav. Far East xiv. 210 A few half-starved cows only, belonging to Sydney families, and called the town herd, may be seen picking up the poor and scanty herbage.

1879 W. Saunders Through Light Continent 36 Any one who can get a cow may have it kept with the town herd on paying his share of the cost of looking after.

1948 Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Okla.) 1 June 3/2 When this reporter was a boy, my sole source of income was driving a ‘town herd’.

2003 How it works: Sci. & Technol. (ed. 3) V. 600 Town herds were a common feature of the big cities of England during the first half of the 19th century.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

town herdn.²

Brit.

/ˌtaʊn ˈhəːd/, U.S.

/ˌtaʊn ˈhərd/, Scottish English

/ˌtʌʊn ˈhɛrd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., herd n.²

Etymology: < town n. + herd n.² Compare earlier town herd n.¹

Scottish. Now historical and rare.

The person responsible for gathering and pasturing the sheep, cattle, or other livestock owned by the inhabitants of a town.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > herding, pasturing, or confining > [noun] > herding > herdsman or woman

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pastoralist1879

1760 Session Papers in Sc. National Dict. (1974) IX. at Toun To send his Cows to pasture on Tranent Moor, under the Care of the Town-herd of Tranent.

1787 Hist. Accts. Govt. & Grievances of Royal Boroughs Scotl. 5 There used formerly to be numerous applications to council for the office of town-herd.

1822 J. Galt Provost xxxvii. 269 Tammy Tout, the town-herd.

1875 R. Brown Hist. Paisley Gram. School iv. 160 One of the large horns used by the town herds.

1961 D. Craig Sc. Lit. & Sc. People, 1680–1830 i. i. 28 The town herd went round every morning with his horn calling the cattle..to the common meadows nearby.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	town herd
释义	town herdn.¹ Brit. /ˌtaʊn ˈhəːd/, U.S. /ˌtaʊn ˈhərd/ Forms: see town n. and herd n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., herd n.¹ Etymology: < town n. + herd n.¹ Now historical. A herd consisting of the sheep, cattle, or other livestock owned by the inhabitants of a town or parish. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animals collectively > [noun] > herd or flock > of domestic animals herda1000 droveOE flock1340 drift?c1450 town herd1605 1605 G. Chapman Al Fooles iii. i. sig. F3^v Like the husband of the flocke, [thou] runn'st through The whole towne heard. 1672 J. Eachard Mr. Hobbs's State Nature Considered 113 I am confident thou meanest such grounds as are called Commons (where the Town herd and Town geese go). a1758 J. Ward Diss. Sacred Script. (1761) xxii. 84 Part of those swine might belong to them; which by the number, two thousand, seem to have been a common or town herd. 1798 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Southern Counties II. 351 I have seen a hundred head, at least, in one of these ‘town herds’. 1846 G. F. Davidson Trade & Trav. Far East xiv. 210 A few half-starved cows only, belonging to Sydney families, and called the town herd, may be seen picking up the poor and scanty herbage. 1879 W. Saunders Through Light Continent 36 Any one who can get a cow may have it kept with the town herd on paying his share of the cost of looking after. 1948 Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Okla.) 1 June 3/2 When this reporter was a boy, my sole source of income was driving a ‘town herd’. 2003 How it works: Sci. & Technol. (ed. 3) V. 600 Town herds were a common feature of the big cities of England during the first half of the 19th century. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). town herdn.² Brit. /ˌtaʊn ˈhəːd/, U.S. /ˌtaʊn ˈhərd/, Scottish English /ˌtʌʊn ˈhɛrd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: town n., herd n.² Etymology: < town n. + herd n.² Compare earlier town herd n.¹ Scottish. Now historical and rare. The person responsible for gathering and pasturing the sheep, cattle, or other livestock owned by the inhabitants of a town. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > herding, pasturing, or confining > [noun] > herding > herdsman or woman herdc725 herdmanc1000 lookera1225 tripherd1305 hogger1327 pastorc1400 pastorelc1440 leader1495 pasture-man1547 herd-maid1588 herdsman1603 pastoral1607 feeder1611 creaght1634 herder1635 keep1641 creaghter1653 town herd1760 herd-boy1799 stock-keeper1806 senn1826 herd-girla1856 herd-laddie1865 pastoralist1879 1760 Session Papers in Sc. National Dict. (1974) IX. at Toun To send his Cows to pasture on Tranent Moor, under the Care of the Town-herd of Tranent. 1787 Hist. Accts. Govt. & Grievances of Royal Boroughs Scotl. 5 There used formerly to be numerous applications to council for the office of town-herd. 1822 J. Galt Provost xxxvii. 269 Tammy Tout, the town-herd. 1875 R. Brown Hist. Paisley Gram. School iv. 160 One of the large horns used by the town herds. 1961 D. Craig Sc. Lit. & Sc. People, 1680–1830 i. i. 28 The town herd went round every morning with his horn calling the cattle..to the common meadows nearby. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1605n.²1760
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