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Word entry · 8 letters

shepherd

Best crossword clue

"Sheep herder"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈʃɛpəd/Part of speech verb, nounSorted deehhprsStarts with SEnds with D1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats

Word origin

From Middle English schepherde, from Old English sċēaphierde, a compound of sċēap (“sheep”) and hierde (“herdsman”), equivalent to modern sheep + herd (“herder”).

Used in a sentence

  • The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
  • Each entry in this volume was assigned to a different preeminent scholar who was responsible for shepherding that specific entry, and that specific entry alone, into being.

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