cowkeeper

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The dairy-maid receives the milk from the cowkeeper, each pail being strained through the hair-sieve into one of the milk-basins.

From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)

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

He made a seizure of them, and heard that the animal had been sent by a person of the name of Stephens, a cowkeeper in business on Bow-common.

From On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment by Bourguignon, Honor?

There was a cowkeeper at Peckham who had 200 cows, and all of them were in the most healthy state.

From On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment by Bourguignon, Honor?

Ay," replied the cowkeeper, "and it is not only past troubles that the gentle soul has to bear, but present troubles also!

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