cowkeeper

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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)

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?

One day last week a cowkeeper at Pimlico had 70 or 80 healthy cows.

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

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 Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes by Clippinger, Erle Elsworth

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