HERD

herd

(noun) a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

herd

(noun) a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra

ruck, herd

(noun) a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; “his brilliance raised him above the ruck”; “the children resembled a fairy herd”

herd

(verb) move together, like a herd

herd, crowd

(verb) cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; “We herded the children into a spare classroom”

herd

(verb) keep, move, or drive animals; “Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

herd (plural herds)

A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. [from 11th c.]

Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company. [from 13th c.]

(now, usually, pejorative) A crowd, a mass of people; now usually pejorative: a rabble. [from 15th c.]

Verb

herd (third-person singular simple present herds, present participle herding, simple past and past participle herded)

(intransitive) To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company.

(transitive) To unite or associate in a herd

(intransitive) To associate; to ally oneself with, or place oneself among, a group or company.

Etymology 2

Noun

herd (plural herds)

(now, rare) Someone who keeps a group of domestic animals; a herdsman.

Verb

herd (third-person singular simple present herds, present participle herding, simple past and past participle herded)

(intransitive, Scotland) To act as a herdsman or a shepherd.

(transitive) To form or put into a herd.

Source: Wiktionary

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Herd, a.

Definition: Haired. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Herd, n. Etym: [OE. herd, heord, AS. heord; akin to OHG. herta,G. herde, Icel. hjör, Sw. hjord, Dan. hiord, Goth. haírda; cf. Skr. çardha troop, host.]

1. A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a particular stock or family of cattle. The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. Gray.

Note: Herd is distinguished from flock, as being chiefly applied to the larger animals. A number of cattle, when driven to market, is called a drove.

2. A crowd of low people; a rabble. But far more numerous was the herd of such Who think too little and who talk too much. Dryden. You can never interest the common herd in the abstract question. Coleridge. Herd's grass (Bot.), one of several species of grass, highly esteemed for hay. See under Grass.

Herd, n. Etym: [OE. hirde, herde, heorde, AS. hirde, hyrde, heorde; akin to G. hirt, hirte, OHG. hirti, Icel. hirir, Sw. herde, Dan. hyrde, Goth. haírdeis. See 2d Herd.]

Definition: One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; -- much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the like. Chaucer.

Herd, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Herded; p. pr. & vb. n. Herding.] Etym: [See 2d Herd.]

1. To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills.

2. To associate; to ally one's self with, or place one's self among, a group or company. I'll herd among his friends, and seem One of the number. Addison.

3. To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. [Scot.]

Herd, v. t.

Definition: To form or put into a herd.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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