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swanherd

noun

Etymology

1475-85, swan + herd

  1. derived from *(s)kerdʰ-✻ — “file, row, herd”
  2. inherited from *herdō✻ — “herd”
  3. inherited from *herdu✻
  4. inherited from hierd
  5. inherited from herde
  6. compounded as swanherd — “swan + herd”

Definitions

  1. A person who tends or herds swans

    A person who tends or herds swans; a keeper of swans.

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