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cowherd

American  
[kou-hurd] / ˈkaʊˌhɜrd /

noun

  1. a person whose occupation is tending and herding cows.

cowherd British  
/ ˈkaʊˌhɜːd /

noun

  1. a person employed to tend cattle

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Etymology

Origin of cowherd

before 1000; Middle English couherde, Old English cūherde; see cow 1 , herd 2

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