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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Herd :: Herd (n.) One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; -- much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the like..
Bucolic :: Bucolic (n.) A pastoral poem, representing rural affairs, and the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds; as, the Bucolics of Theocritus and Virgil..
Sheep :: Sheep (n. sing. & pl.) Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd..
Shepherdism :: Shepherdism (n.) Pastoral life or occupation.
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..
Shepherdly :: Shepherdly (a.) Resembling, or becoming to, a shepherd; pastoral; rustic..
Shepherd :: Shepherd (n.) The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of others.
Pastoral :: Pastoral (a.) Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life..
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..
Crosier :: Crosier (n.) The pastoral staff of a bishop (also of an archbishop, being the symbol of his office as a shepherd of the flock of God..
Pastor :: Pastor (n.) A shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds.
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.
Shieling :: Shieling (n.) A hut or shelter for shepherds of fishers. See Sheeling.
Pan :: Pan (n.) The god of shepherds, guardian of bees, and patron of fishing and hunting. He is usually represented as having the head and trunk of a man, with the legs, horns, and tail of a goat, and as playing on the shepherd's pipe, which he is said to have invented..
Shepherding :: Shepherding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shepher.
Shepherdish :: Shepherdish (n.) Resembling a shepherd; suiting a shepherd; pastoral.
Shepherd :: Shepherd (n.) A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep, esp. a flock grazing at large..
Maud :: Maud (n.) A gray plaid; -- used by shepherds in Scotland.
Crook :: Crook (n.) The staff used by a shepherd, the hook of which serves to hold a runaway sheep..
Shepherdling :: Shepherdling (n.) A little shepherd.
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