neatherd
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈniːtˌhɜː(ɹ)d/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnithɚd/
Noun
neatherd (plural neatherds)
- (archaic) A cowherd; one who looks after bulls, cows or oxen.
- 1897, Theodore Alois Buckley (translator), Æschylus' Prometheus Bound and the Seven Against Thebes, David McKay, page 34
- I am terrified at the sight of the neatherd of thousand eyes [i.e., Argus], for he is journeying on, keeping a cunning glance, whom not even after death does earth conceal;
- 1897, Theodore Alois Buckley (translator), Æschylus' Prometheus Bound and the Seven Against Thebes, David McKay, page 34
Alternative forms
- neat-heard
Related terms
Translations
person who looks after bulls, cows or oxen