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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
herd
    n 1: a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of
         the same kind that are herded by humans
    2: a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together:
       antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra
    3: a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or
       things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the
       children resembled a fairy herd" [syn: ruck, herd]
    v 1: cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the
         children into a spare classroom" [syn: herd, crowd]
    2: move together, like a herd
    3: keep, move, or drive animals; "Who will be herding the cattle
       when the cowboy dies?"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Herd \Herd\, n. [OE. hirde, herde, heorde, AS. hirde, hyrde,
   heorde; akin to G. hirt, hirte, OHG. hirti, Icel. hir?ir, Sw.
   herde, Dan. hyrde, Goth. ha['i]rdeis. See 2d Herd.]
   One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; --
   much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the
   like. --Chaucer.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Herd \Herd\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Herded; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Herding.] [See 2d Herd.]
   1. To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together,
      or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills.
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   2. To associate; to ally one's self with, or place one's self
      among, a group or company.
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            I'll herd among his friends, and seem
            One of the number.                    --Addison.
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   3. To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. [Scot.]
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Herd \Herd\ (h[~e]rd), a.
   Haired. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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5. 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.]
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   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.
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            The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray.
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   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.
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   2. A crowd of low people; a rabble.
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            But far more numerous was the herd of such
            Who think too little and who talk too much.
                                                  --Dryden.
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            You can never interest the common herd in the
            abstract question.                    --Coleridge.
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   Herd's grass (Bot.), one of several species of grass,
      highly esteemed for hay. See under Grass.
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6. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Herd \Herd\, v. t.
   To form or put into a herd.
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7. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Herd
   Gen. 13:5; Deut. 7:14. (See CATTLE.)
   

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