cowherd

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cowherd
    n 1: a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on
         horseback [syn: {cowboy}, {cowpuncher}, {puncher},
         {cowman}, {cattleman}, {cowpoke}, {cowhand}, {cowherd}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cowherd \Cow"herd`\ (-h?rd`), n. [AS. c[=u]hyrde; c[=u] cow +
   hyrde a herder.]
   One whose occupation is to tend cows.
   [1913 Webster]

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