hogherd

English

Alternative forms

• hoggard

Etymology

From Middle English hoggeherde; equivalent to hog +‎ herd.

Noun

hogherd (plural hogherds)

1. A person who looks after pigs; a swineherd.

Related terms

• bearherd
• cowherd
• goatherd
• gooseherd
• herd
• herder
• herding dog
• herd instinct
• herdsman
• Herdsman (the constellation Boötes)
• herdswoman
• horseherd
• neatherd
• oxherd
• shepherd
• swanherd
• swineherd

Translations

swineherd — see swineherd

person who looks after hogs

• German: Schweinehirt m, Schweinehirte (de) m, Schweinehirtin f, Schweinehüter m, Schweinehüterin f

References

• “hogherd”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “hogherd”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volume II, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.