cowherd
Example Sentences
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Tradition holds that the poem was composed by Caedmon, a cowherd from Whitby in present day North Yorkshire, after a divine visitation inspired him to sing.
From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026
Its name honored one of the first Old English poets, a 7th-century cowherd who was said to have waked up from a dream with the gift of verse and song.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2023
Dave Brass is a third-generation rancher who tends to nearly 10,000 acres and a cowherd with his wife, Mindy.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 24, 2017
To the west of the Milky Way, her lover Niu Lang, the cowherd, was associated with the star Altair in the constellation of Aquila the Eagle.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
I am reminded of a story of Lord Krishna when he was a cowherd.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
