cowherd

[ kou-hurd ]

/ ˈkaʊˌhɜrd /

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noun

a person whose occupation is tending and herding cows.

Origin of cowherd

before 1000; Middle English couherde,Old English cūherde; see cow1, herd²

Words nearby cowherd

cowgirl, Cow Gum, cowhage, cowhand, cowherb, cowherd, cowhide, cow horse, Cowichan sweater, cowinner, cowitch

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Example sentences from the Web for cowherd

An old man finds him and says, looking at him and at the cattle, "Thou dost not seem to me born to remain a cowherd."
Zoological Mythology, Volume I (of 2)|Angelo de Gubernatis
The cowherd, being asked by God which was the quickest road, did not even lift up his head to give a polite answer.
Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories|Anonymous
He went into the flower-garden and remained there in concealment, and in the night the cowherd came there.
The Kath Sarit Sgara|Somadeva Bhatta
The cowherd held one end and Oscar the other, and pulled till they made two halves of the bone.
Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland|Jeremiah Curtin

The second memorable man was born a cowherd; encouraged to sing his songs by the abbess Hilda, a "Northumbrian Deborah."
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VIII|John Lord

British Dictionary definitions for cowherd

cowherd

/ (ˈkaʊˌhɜːd) /

noun

a person employed to tend cattle

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单词	cowherd
释义	cowherd [ kou-hurd ] / ˈkaʊˌhɜrd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cowherd ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person whose occupation is tending and herding cows. Origin of cowherd before 1000; Middle English couherde,Old English cūherde; see cow1, herd² Words nearby cowherd cowgirl, Cow Gum, cowhage, cowhand, cowherb, cowherd, cowhide, cow horse, Cowichan sweater, cowinner, cowitch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cowherd An old man finds him and says, looking at him and at the cattle, "Thou dost not seem to me born to remain a cowherd." Zoological Mythology, Volume I (of 2)\|Angelo de Gubernatis The cowherd, being asked by God which was the quickest road, did not even lift up his head to give a polite answer. Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories\|Anonymous He went into the flower-garden and remained there in concealment, and in the night the cowherd came there. The Kath Sarit Sgara\|Somadeva Bhatta The cowherd held one end and Oscar the other, and pulled till they made two halves of the bone. Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland\|Jeremiah Curtin The second memorable man was born a cowherd; encouraged to sing his songs by the abbess Hilda, a "Northumbrian Deborah." Beacon Lights of History, Volume VIII\|John Lord British Dictionary definitions for cowherd cowherd / (ˈkaʊˌhɜːd) / noun a person employed to tend cattle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cowherd rancher, herder, cowboy, wrangler, vaquero, gaucho, goatherd, sheepherder, buckaroo, cowpuncher, cowhand, cattleman
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cowherd

noun

Origin of cowherd

Words nearby cowherd

Example sentences from the Web for cowherd

British Dictionary definitions for cowherd

noun

Words related to cowherd