cowherd

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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

A cowherd watches over three of his charges drinking in the shallow water in the foreground.

From New York Times • May 26, 2011

The cowherd said: “Ah, let the master come! Father Zeus, grant our old wish! Some courier guide him back! Then judge what stuff is in me and how I manage arms!”

From "The Odyssey" by Homer