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Cowherd

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation.
Noun
  1. 1
    One who herds cattle; a cowboy.
  2. 2
    a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English couherde, from Old English cūhierde, equivalent to cow + herd (“herder”). Doublet of Coward (the surname). Cognate with German Kuhhirte (“cowherd”). Compare shepherd, goatherd, swineherd, etc.

Etymology 2

From cowherd.

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