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swineherd

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Occupations, Agriculture
swine·herd /ˈswaɪnhɜːd $ -hɜːrd/ noun [countable]  old useBOTA someone who looks after pigs 养猪人,猪倌
Examples from the Corpus
swineherdBefore he would do so, how-ever, he dispatched the swineherd to inform Penelope of his return.Each burgess paid 7d. a year and some service for his croft, men like Lambert the shoemaker and Orderic the swineherd.
Origin swineherd Old English swinhyrde, from swin ( → SWINE) + hyrde herdsman
swine·herd nounChineseSyllable
after looks who someone Corpus pigs


swineherd
swineherd /ˈswaɪnhɜːd $ -hɜːrd/ noun [countable]
 Language: Old English
 Origin: swinhyrde, from swin ( swine) + hyrde 'herdsman'
old use someone who looks after pigs


swine·herdBrE /ˈswaɪnhɜːd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈswaɪnhɜːrd/ 🔊 noun (old use) a person whose job is to take care of pigs 养猪的人;猪倌