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oxherd

oxherd noun: one who herds oxen.

Noun

oxherd (plural oxherds)

  1. One who herds oxen.

oxherd meaning in Tamil

oxherd in Tamil

மாட்டிடையன்

Forms of oxherd

pluraloxherds

Origin of oxherd

From Middle English oxeherde, oxherd, oxhyrde, from Old English oxanhierde, equivalent to ox + herd. Cognate with German Ochsenhirt (“oxherd”).

Questions about oxherd

What does oxherd mean?
Oxherd means one who herds oxen.
What is oxherd in Tamil?
Oxherd in Tamil is மாட்டிடையன். See Oxherd meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is oxherd?
Oxherd is a noun.
What is the plural of oxherd?
The plural of oxherd is oxherds.

Words near oxherd in the dictionary

  1. oxhaverite
  2. oxhead
  3. oxheads
  4. oxheart
  5. oxhearts
  6. oxherd
  7. oxherds
  8. Oxhey
  9. oxhide
  10. oxhide ingot
  11. oxhide ingots

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Adapted from Wiktionary: oxherd (page history and authors); oxherd (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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