different between cowherd vs hogherd

English

Alternative forms

• cowheard

Etymology

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

Noun

cowherd (plural cowherds)

1. A person who herds cattle; a cowboy.

Synonyms

• cowherder

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Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• chowder

English

Alternative forms

• hoggard

Etymology

hog +? herd

Noun

hogherd (plural hogherds)

1. A person who looks after pigs; a swineherd.

Related terms

• bearherd
• cowherd
• goatherd
• gooseherd
• herd
• herder
• herding dog
• herd instinct
• herdsman
• Herdsman (the constellation Boötes)
• herdswoman
• horseherd
• neatherd
• oxherd
• shepherd
• swanherd
• swineherd

Translations

References

• hogherd in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914) , “hogherd”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, volume II, revised edition, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., OCLC 1078064371.