Definition of shepherd

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Shepherd (n.) A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep, esp. a flock grazing at large..

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Shepherd :: Shepherd (v. t.) To tend as a shepherd; to guard, herd, lead, or drive, as a shepherd..
Bucolic :: Bucolic (n.) A pastoral poem, representing rural affairs, and the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds; as, the Bucolics of Theocritus and Virgil..
Tend :: Tend (v. t.) To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard; as, shepherds tend their flocks..
Sheeling :: Sheeling (n.) A hut or small cottage in an expessed or a retired place (as on a mountain or at the seaside) such as is used by shepherds, fishermen, sportsmen, etc.; a summer cottage; also, a shed..
Eclogue :: Eclogue (n.) A pastoral poem, in which shepherds are introduced conversing with each other; a bucolic; an idyl; as, the Ecloques of Virgil, from which the modern usage of the word has been established..
Collie :: Collie (n.) The Scotch shepherd dog. There are two breeds, the rough-haired and smooth-haired. It is remarkable for its intelligence, displayed especially in caring for flocks..
Pipe :: Pipe (n.) A wind instrument of music, consisting of a tube or tubes of straw, reed, wood, or metal; any tube which produces musical sounds; as, a shepherd's pipe; the pipe of an organ..
Pastoral :: Pastoral (a.) Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life..
Sheephook :: Sheephook (n.) A hook fastened to pole, by which shepherds lay hold on the legs or necks of their sheep; a shepherd's crook..
Shepherded :: Shepherded (imp. & p. p.) of Shepher.
Shepherdias :: Shepherdias (pl. ) of Shepherdi.
Pastor :: Pastor (n.) A shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds.
Shepherdess :: Shepherdess (n.) A woman who tends sheep; hence, a rural lass..
Herd :: Herd (v. i.) To act as a herdsman or a shepherd.
Pastoral :: Pastoral (n.) A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyl; a bucolic.
Mayoral :: Mayoral (n.) The conductir of a mule team; also, a head shepherd..
Shepherdish :: Shepherdish (n.) Resembling a shepherd; suiting a shepherd; pastoral.
Shepherdia :: Shepherdia (n.) A genus of shrubs having silvery scurfy leaves, and belonging to the same family as Elaeagnus; also, any plant of this genus. See Buffalo berry, under Buffalo..
Crook :: Crook (n.) The staff used by a shepherd, the hook of which serves to hold a runaway sheep..
Boothy :: Boothy (n.) A wooden hut or humble cot, esp. a rude hut or barrack for unmarried farm servants; a shepherd's or hunter's hut; a booth..
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