cowkeeper

Example Sentences

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After leaving the cowkeeper I had that feeling of revulsion very strongly which all who know and love cows occasionally experience at the very thought of beef.

From Afoot in England by Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

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 Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England by Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard)

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

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?

"Good day, Monsieur le Curé," said the cowkeeper, respectfully.

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