neatherd meaning (archaic): definition, etymology and quotations

neatherd

noun

UK /ˈniːtˌhɜː(ɹ)d/ · US /ˈnithɚd/

Etymology From neat (“cattle”) + herd.

Archaic A cowherd; one who looks after bulls, cows or oxen.

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

Derived terms: neatherdess
Related terms: bearherd, cowherd, goatherd, gooseherd, herd, herder, herding dog, herd instinct, herdsman, Herdsman, herdswoman, hogherd, horseherd, oxherd, shepherd, swanherd, swineherd