neatherd

American  

[neet-hurd] / ˈnitˌhɜrd /

noun

Obsolete.

1. cowherd.

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Etymology

Origin of neatherd

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at neat ², herd ²

Example Sentences

In the trial of the bow, none of the wooers can draw it; meanwhile Odysseus has declared himself to the neatherd and the swineherd.

From The Odyssey Done into English prose by Lang, Andrew

The neatherd, nothing loath, took the pipkin, and milked away until it was brimming over; then turning to the Rat, who stood looking on, said, 'Here, little fellow, you may have a drink, in payment.'

From Tales of the Punjab by Steel, Flora Annie

We are told that this swineherd or neatherd afterwards became Bishop of Winchester.

From Heroes Every Child Should Know by Mabie, Hamilton Wright

And did not Selene descend to woo the neatherd Endymion?

From The Tinted Venus A Farcical Romance by Partridge, Bernard

It was not enclosed, but a neatherd was there with his cattle half a mile away, sitting himself at the foot of a beech, while the cattle grazed below him.

From After London Or, Wild England by Jefferies, Richard