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[
goht
-hurd
]
goat·herd
/
ˈgoʊtˌhɜrd
/
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goht
-hurd
]
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noun
a person who tends
goats
.
Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English;
Old English
gāthyrde.
See
goat
,
herd
2
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goatherd
(ˈɡəʊtˌhɜːd)
—
n
a person employed to tend or herd goats
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