Herdful
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The amount that constitutes a herd.
"In addition to decreasing your odds of being the unlucky item on the big cat's menu, being in a herd also means that you can find out about impending danger much sooner than you would if you were alone. After all, a herdful of eyes is better than one measly pair."
- 1 Rich in herds (of cattle etc.). obsolete
"[…] Spoiled of Orgallia's green domain, of wide Tir-Owen's woods, / Of high Tir-Conal's herdful hills and fishy-teeming floods; / Of all the warm vales, rich in goods of glebe-manuring men, / That bask against the morning sun along the Royal Glen."
Example
More examples"[…] Spoiled of Orgallia's green domain, of wide Tir-Owen's woods, / Of high Tir-Conal's herdful hills and fishy-teeming floods; / Of all the warm vales, rich in goods of glebe-manuring men, / That bask against the morning sun along the Royal Glen."
Etymology
From herd + -ful (adjective-forming suffix).
From herd + -ful (noun-forming suffix).
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