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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A shepherdess; a female herder.

   "She is the herdess fair that shines in dark, And gives her kids no food, but willows bark"

Example

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"She is the herdess fair that shines in dark, And gives her kids no food, but willows bark"

Etymology

From herd + -ess.

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