Word Finder - herd

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A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper.

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a herd of cattle

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Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company.

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(now usually derogatory) A crowd, a mass of people; now usually pejorative: a rabble.

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To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company.

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Sheep herd on many hills.

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To unite or associate in a herd

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He is employed to herd the goats.

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To associate; to ally oneself with, or place oneself among, a group or company.

This is the herd I've been developing for about five years.

You miss the herd too, don't you?

The friendly herd followed them, crowding the expectant mother.

Damian saw him and bought the herd of them, freeing all but him.

He was educated at the parish school, after which he was for a time a herd boy.

From Meroe to Memphis the commonest subject carved or painted in the interiors of the temples is that of some contemporary Phrah or Pharaoh worshipping the presiding deity with oblations of gold and silver vessels, rich vestments, gems, the firstlings of the flock and herd, cakes, fruits, flowers, wine, anointing oil and incense.

He went to school at Ayton and Oldcambus, Berwickshire, and was then for three years a herd boy, but kept up his education.

He guarded your dairy herd and he's watching your goats now.

The fact is, when wolves attack a herd, they always take the weakest animal.

In the most developed forms, such as the offering of soma, they assumed a great importance; (r) the sacrificer had to pass from the world of man into a world of the gods; consequently he was separated from the common herd of mankind and purified; he underwent ceremonies emblematic of rebirth and was then subject to numberless taboos imposed for the purpose of maintaining his ceremonial purity.

So you're saying the wolves improve your herd by culling out the weakest animals?

They attacked the herd.

Find a herd of roaming buffalo and look for a house.

He hit a comfortable pace and stayed there as he peddled past the cemetery and the open meadows where a herd of elk grazed near the river to his left, standing at attention near the edge of the tall cottonwoods that lined the bank.

He moved through the herd, feeling a shoulder here, looking in a mouth there.

Other cattle societies, all well caring for the interest of their respective breeds, are the Shorthorn Society of Great Britain and Ireland, the Lincolnshire Red Shorthorn Association, the Hereford Herd Book Society, the Devon Cattle Breeders' Society, the South Devon Herd Book Society, the Sussex Herd Book Society, the Longhorned Cattle Society, the Red Polled Society, the English Guernsey Cattle Society, the English Kerry and Dexter Cattle Society, the Welsh Bla.

A dairy type heifer in the herd was giving 25kg a day.

He turned his horse and started through the herd.

Bulls rule over a herd of females and sire even a larger herd than he protects.

Sure enough, around midnight and under the light of a full moon, he could clearly see a large, wolf-like creature stalking a herd of sheep.

She forked some hay into each of the stalls and checked the herd again.

He laced fingers behind his head and stretched his back, glancing around at the herd as he spoke.

Idas and Lynceus were originally gods of light, probably the sun and moon, the herd of cattle (for the possession of which they strove with the Dioscuri) representing the heavenly bodies.

The herd's bloodlines went back almost 50 years.

Also from the Fresh herd was Fresh Petal, an incalf heifer, who sold for 1,000gns.

Since early last year milk has been supplied from a Friesian herd near Maryport.

It was stated that a source material from a BSE free closed herd should be acceptable.

Single Gloucester can, by official designation, only be made on farms in Gloucestershire which have a pedigree herd of Gloucester cattle.

For example, Continental breeds now dominate the national beef herd.

I climbed a little hillock nearby and saw to my delight a herd of horses grazing on the grassy plain.

The findings implied benefits for herd immunity from natural infection against herpes zoster in adults.

Where it proves impractical to test cull animals a full herd test must be carried out annually.

We are naturally social beings, as distinct from animals possessing a herd instinct.

Two put in more than half the money (yes, a key investor will trigger the herd instinct ).

She joins their Raughton herd at the end of her 2nd lactation and sold in calf to a sexed Principal service.

Wheat, oilseed rape and potatoes are the main arable crops, alongside forage maize frown for the 180 strong dairy herd.

Over to the left, a huge herd of elephants stood almost motionless, so far away that they looked like little models.

Suckled calf breeders can make future herd management easier if they continue to build up the number of cows born after July 1996.

A herd of 17 Welsh Black suckler cows are kept on the farm, the majority being pedigree cattle.

Because the levels of whooping cough in such young babies continues to be high, it 's important that herd immunity is maintained.

At 1,400gns was a classy heifer from the Hodgson family 's prize winning ' Wormanby ' herd.

When you grill, do you feed a small family, or a herd of hungry friends and neighbors too?

Perhaps you've walked by a herd of them in a single file line trekking through a museum or a campsite as they explore the world around them.

The dogs could herd, pull loads and protect, and made great hunting dogs for large game.

For example, a Sheltie was bred to herd sheep, and they will try to herd small children, cats or even your dinner guests if they can.

Training a dog to herd never really ends since there are always more advanced techniques you can teach your dog.

Classes and competitions also offer a controlled environment for your dog to practice, far removed from the rough and tumble environment of a real cattle herd.

According to the Government of Alberta's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alberta boasts the largest herd of organic cattle in all of Canada, with 10,288 head of cattle.

It won't do your student much good to know how to spell "bellwether" if he has no idea that a bellwether is a ram that leads the rest of the herd.

Bison Corral - This unique section of the park features a small herd of bison, descendents of the bison brought to the park in 1892.