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neatherd

UK/ˈniːtˌhɜː(ɹ)d/US/ˈnithɚd/

neatherd noun: a cowherd; one who looks after bulls, cows or oxen.

Noun

neatherd (plural neatherds)

  1. (archaic) A cowherd; one who looks after bulls, cows or oxen.
    • I am terrified at the sight of the neatherd of thousand eyes [i.e., Argus], for he is journeying on, keeping a cunning glance, whom not even after death does earth conceal;1897, Theodore Alois Buckley (translator), Æschylus' Prometheus Bound and the Seven Against Thebes, David McKay, page 34

neatherd meaning in Tamil and Bengali

neatherd in Tamil

மாட்டுக்காரப்பையன், இடையன்

neatherd in Bengali

এক জন রাখাল, যিনি ষাঁড়, গরু, বলদ দেখাশোনা করেন

Forms of neatherd

pluralneatherds
alternative formneat-heard

Origin of neatherd

From neat (“cattle”) + herd.

Words formed from neatherd

Questions about neatherd

What does neatherd mean?
Neatherd means a cowherd; one who looks after bulls, cows or oxen.
What is neatherd in Tamil?
Neatherd in Tamil is மாட்டுக்காரப்பையன், இடையன். See Neatherd meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is neatherd?
Neatherd is a noun.
How do you pronounce neatherd?
Neatherd is pronounced /ˈniːtˌhɜː(ɹ)d/ (UK).
What is the plural of neatherd?
The plural of neatherd is neatherds.

Words near neatherd in the dictionary

  1. Neath Port Talbot
  2. neathanded
  3. neathandedly
  4. neathandedness
  5. neather
  6. neatherd
  7. neatherdess
  8. neatherdesses
  9. neatherds
  10. Neathery
  11. Neatherys

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