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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
herd's grass n 1: grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay [syn: timothy, herd's grass, Phleum pratense] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Redtop \Red"top`\ (-t?p`), n. (Bot.) A kind of grass (Agrostis vulgaris) highly valued in the United States for pasturage and hay for cattle; -- called also English grass, and in some localities herd's grass. See Illustration in Appendix. The tall redtop is Triodia seslerioides. [1913 Webster] | ||
3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Timothy \Tim"o*thy\, n., or Timothy grass \Tim"o*thy grass`\ [From Timothy Hanson, who carried the seed from New England to Maryland about 1720.] (Bot.) A kind of grass (Phleum pratense) with long cylindrical spikes; -- called also herd's grass, in England, cat's-tail grass, and meadow cat's-tail grass. It is much prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix. [1913 Webster] | ||
4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Herd \Herd\ (h[~e]rd), n. [OE. herd, heord, AS. heord; akin to OHG. herta, G. herde, Icel. hj["o]r[eth], Sw. hjord, Dan. hiord, Goth. ha['i]rda; cf. Skr. [,c]ardha troop, host.] [1913 Webster] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray. [1913 Webster] Note: Herd is distinguished from flock, as being chiefly applied to the larger animals. A number of cattle, when driven to market, is called a drove. [1913 Webster] 2. A crowd of low people; a rabble. [1913 Webster] But far more numerous was the herd of such Who think too little and who talk too much. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] You can never interest the common herd in the abstract question. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster] Herd's grass (Bot.), one of several species of grass, highly esteemed for hay. See under Grass. [1913 Webster] | ||
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