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n. One whose occupation is to tend cows.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One whose occupation is the care of cattle.
n. A former false spelling of coward, simulating cowherd. See coward.
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n. a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
Word Usage
"The cowherd is a great hulking young man, much bigger than the man who beat him, but he took his punishment as part of the day's work and made no remark of any sort."