Definition of herd

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Herd (n.) A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a particular stock or family of cattle..

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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.
Hacienda :: Hacienda (n.) A large estate where work of any kind is done, as agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or raising of animals; a cultivated farm, with a good house, in distinction from a farming establishment with rude huts for herdsmen, etc.; -- a word used in Spanish-American regions..
Herder :: Herder (n.) A herdsman.
Race :: Race (n.) Company; herd; breed.
Ringleader :: Ringleader (n.) The leader of a circle of dancers; hence, the leader of a number of persons acting together; the leader of a herd of animals..
Bucolic :: Bucolic (a.) Of or pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.
Potshare :: Potshare (n.) A potsherd.
Shepherd :: Shepherd (n.) A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep, esp. a flock grazing at large..
Cowherd :: Cowherd (n.) One whose occupation is to tend cows.
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..
Bevy :: Bevy (n.) A flock of birds, especially quails or larks; also, a herd of roes..
Gregarious :: Gregarious (a.) Habitually living or moving in flocks or herds; tending to flock or herd together; not habitually solitary or living alone.
Herd :: Herd (v. i.) To act as a herdsman or a shepherd.
Herdess :: Herdess (n.) A shepherdess; a female herder.
Sherd :: Sherd (n.) A fragment; -- now used only in composition, as in potsherd. See Shard..
Herdgroom :: Herdgroom (n.) A herdsman.
Herd :: Herd (n.) One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; -- much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the like..
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..
Shepherded :: Shepherded (imp. & p. p.) of Shepher.
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