Definition of Herds

1. Noun. (plural of herd) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of herd) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Herds

1. herd [v] - See also: herd

Lexicographical Neighbors of Herds

herderite
herders
herdess
herdesses
herdgroom
herdgrooms
herdic
herdics
herding
herding(a)
herding dog
herding instinct
herdlike
herdman
herdmen
herds (current term)
herdsboy
herdsboys
herdsman
herdsmen
herdswoman
herdswomen
herdwick
herdwicks
herdwide
here
here's
here's to
here(p)
here and now

Literary usage of Herds

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and Criticism on His by Robert Burns, James Currie (1831)
"And get the brutes the power themselves, To choose their herds. Then Orthodoxy yet may prance. And Learning in a woody dance, ..."

2. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association by American Veterinary Medical Association. (1916)
"Number of new infected herds discovered. 2. Number of herds slaughtered. 3. ... Number of premises where herds have been slaughtered, and premises are ready ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1919)
"He writes: The most recent statistics on animal herds, indicating the number ... It is highly important that the herds be restored as rapidly as possible, ..."

4. The Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1840)
"The twa best herds in a' the wast, That e'er ga'e gospel horn a blast, These five and twenty simmers past, O ! dool to tell, Ha'e had a bitter black ..."

5. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"As bees bizz out wi' angry fyke, When plundering herds assail their byke ; Тат о ... Bout which our herds sae aft hae been And get the brutes the power ..."

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