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ˈswaɪnˌhɜrdswine·herd

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. swineherd, pigmannoun

    a herder or swine

Wiktionary

  1. swineherdnoun

    A keeper of swine (pigs).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Swineherdnoun

    A keeper of hogs.

    Etymology: swin and hyrd , Saxon.

    There swineherd, that keepeth the hog. Thomas Tusser.

    The whole interview between Ulysses and Eumeus has fallen into ridicule: Eumeus has been judged to be of the same rank and condition with our modern swineherds. William Broome.

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  1. swineherd

    A swineherd is a person who takes care of, feeds, and breeds pigs, usually on a farm or ranch. Essentially, it is a person whose job is tending to pigs.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Swineherdnoun

    a keeper of swine

Wikidata

  1. Swineherd

    A swineherd is a person who looks after pigs. The term has fallen out of popular use in favour of pig farmer.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of swineherd in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of swineherd in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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