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herdmen

herdmen is the plural of herdman.

Meaning of herdman

Noun

herdman (plural herdmen)

  1. (obsolete) Someone who herds animals; a herdsman.
    • And the heerd toke their courſe / and ran heedlynge into the lake / and wer choked. when the herdmẽ ſawe what had chaunſed / they fleed / and tolde it in the cite and in the villages.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Luke viij:[33–34], folio lxxxviij, recto

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Questions about herdmen

What is herdmen the plural of?
Herdmen is the plural of herdman.

Words near herdmen in the dictionary

  1. herdlike
  2. herdman
  3. Herdmans
  4. herdmate
  5. herdmates
  6. herdmen
  7. herdowner
  8. herdowners
  9. herds
  10. herds cats
  11. herds together

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