Herd , v. t. To form or put into a 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.
2. To associate; to ally one's self with, or place one's self among, a group or company.
I'll herd among his friends, and seem
One of the number.
Addison.
3. To act
as a herdsman or
a shepherd. [Scot.]
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. haírdeis. 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.
Herd (?), n. [OE. herd, heord, AS.
heord; akin to OHG.
herta,G. herde, Icel. hjör&?;, Sw. hjord, Dan.
hiord, Goth. haírda; cf. Skr. çardha troop, host.]
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.
The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea.
Gray. &fist; 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.
2. A crowd of low
people; a rabble.
But far more
numerous was the herd of such
Who
think too little and who talk too
much.
Dryden.
You can never interest the common herd in the
abstract question.
Coleridge.
Herd's grass (Bot.), one of several species of grass, highly esteemed for hay. See under Grass.
Herd (?), a. Haired. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Hear it pronounced