01 a. Haired.
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Haired.[Obs.]
Entry
8 senses · 5 variants
Webster, 1913
Herd
/(hẽrd)/
· IPA /hɝd/
02 n. A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a particular stock or family …
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A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a particular stock or family of cattle.“The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea.” — Gray.
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A crowd of low people; a rabble.“But far more numerous was the herd of such Who think too little and who talk too much.” — Dryden.“You can never interest the common herd in the abstract question.” — Coleridge.
Phrases & compounds
Herd's grass —
one of several species of grass, highly esteemed for hay. See under Grass.
03 n. One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; -- much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the like.
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One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; -- much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the like.
04 v. i. To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills.
imp. & p. p.
Herded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Herding
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To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills.
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To associate; to ally one's self with, or place one's self among, a group or company.“I'll herd among his friends, and seem One of the number.” — Addison.
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To act as a herdsman or a shepherd.[Scot.]
05 v. t. To form or put into a herd.
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To form or put into a herd.