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shepherd

17 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. shepherd (noun)
  2. shepherd (verb)
  3. shepherd's bag (noun)
  4. shepherd's check (noun)
  5. shepherd's clock (noun)
  6. shepherd's club (noun)
  7. shepherd's coffin (noun)
  8. shepherd's companion (noun)
  9. shepherd's cress (noun)
  10. shepherd's hourglass (noun)
  11. shepherd's needle (noun)
  12. shepherd's pie (noun)
  13. shepherd's pipe (noun)
  14. shepherd's pouch (noun)
  15. shepherd's purse (noun)
  16. shepherd's thyme (noun)
  17. idol shepherd (noun)

1shep·herd

noun \ˈshe-pərd\

Definition of SHEPHERD

1
: a person who tends sheep
2
: pastor
3
: german shepherd
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Origin of SHEPHERD

Middle English sheepherde, from Old English scēaphyrde, from scēap sheep + hierde herdsman; akin to Old English heord herd
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Animal Husbandry Terms

apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast, rut

Rhymes with SHEPHERD

jeopard, leopard

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