单词 | swineherd |
释义 | swineherd From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Agriculture Occupationsswineherdswine‧herd /ˈswaɪnhɜːd $ -hɜːrd/ noun [countable]old useBOTA someone who looks after pigsExamples from the Corpusswineherd• Before he would do so, how-ever, he dispatched the swineherd to inform Penelope of his return.• Each burgess paid 7d. a year and some service for his croft, men like Lambert the shoemaker and Orderic the swineherd.Origin swineherd Old English swinhyrde, from swin ( → SWINE) + hyrde “herdsman” |
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