Cowherd

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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