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herdship

herdship noun: the wrongful driving away of cattle.

Noun

herdship (countable and uncountable, plural herdships)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) The wrongful driving away of cattle.

Forms of herdship

pluralherdships

Questions about herdship

What does herdship mean?
Herdship means the wrongful driving away of cattle.
What part of speech is herdship?
Herdship is a noun.
What is the plural of herdship?
The plural of herdship is herdships.

Words near herdship in the dictionary

  1. herds-grass
  2. herdsboy
  3. herdsboys
  4. herdsgirl
  5. herdsgirls
  6. herdship
  7. herdships
  8. herdsman
  9. Herdsmans
  10. Herdsmans Cove
  11. herdsmen

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