cowkeeper

Example Sentences

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Well, the next day, Jack went out again and hired himself to a cowkeeper, who gave him a jar of milk for his day's work.

From English Fairy Tales by Rackham, Arthur

Behind the house tenanted by the Dunns were premises occupied until recently by a cowkeeper.

From A Life's Secret A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry

Here the cowkeeper crossed himself devoutly, and his companions followed his example.

From A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest by Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford

But early on the morrow—between five and six o'clock—came Will Hendra, a cowkeeper, into our courtyard with a strange tale; one that disquieted if it did not altogether astonish me.

From Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

They heard footsteps receding from the door, and called to Smith, the cowkeeper, to know what was the matter.

From The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl by Cobbold, Richard