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herdsman|ˈhɜːdzmən|
[app. an alteration of the earlier herdman (after craftsman, kinsman, etc.), intoduced when herd2 went out of English use, so that the word was referred to herd1, as = man of a herd. The word is not vernacular in the north, where herd2 remains in use.]
1. A keeper of domestic animals which go in herds, esp. of cattle.
1603Knolles Hist. Turks (1621) 133 Who yet with their wives and children, as heardsmen..wander up and downe the countrey. 1658Bramhall Consecr. Bps. vii. 168 An heardsman in Turky hath as much right to order his heard, as an heardman in Christendome. 1784Cowper Task i. 168 Our favourite elms, That screen the herdsman's solitary hut. 1845Maurice Mor. & Met. Philos. in Encycl. Metrop. 631/1 Plain simple herdsmen and warriors.
2. A name in Orkney for the Common Skua.
1885Swainson Brit. Birds 210 Common Skua..Herdsman (Orkney Isles): Because it is believed to protect the young lambs from the attacks of the eagle.
So ˈherdsmaiden (for herd-maiden), ˈherds-woman, a maiden or woman who tends cattle; ˈherdsmanship, the performance or occupation of a herdsman.
1818Scott Hrt. Midl. xviii, Her juvenile exercise as a herdswoman had put ‘life and mettle’ in her heels. 1829J. Sterling Ess. etc. (1848) I. 25 The popular prediction..was now to be fulfilled by her daughter, the poor herds⁓maiden. 1889J. M. Robertson Christ & Krishna xvi. 113 The theory of Krishna's herdsmanship being derived from the cloud-cows of the Vedas is new. 1896Westm. Gaz. 24 Oct. 1/3 The home of the herdswomen, who..tend the cattle in the heights. 1960Farmer & Stockbreeder 8 Mar. 120 (caption) Good herdsmanship, prompt veterinary attention and close liaison between the herdsman and the farm staff are essential. |