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Webster 1913 Edition

Swineherd

Swine′herdˊ

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Noun.
A keeper of swine.

Webster 1828 Edition

Swineherd

SWI'NEHERD

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Noun.
[swine and herd.] A keeper of swing.

Definition 2024

swineherd

swineherd

English

Noun

swineherd ‎(plural swineherds)

  1. A person who herds and tends swine, a keeper of swine (pigs).

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Etymology

A compound of swine +‎ herd; before 1100, from Middle English, from Late Old English swȳnhyrde ‎(“swineherd”), from Old English swīn ‎(“swine, pig”) + Old English hierde ‎(“herd, herder”), cognate with German Schweinehirt, Schweinehirte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɑɪnˌhɜːd/,

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