gooseherd

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who tends to geese.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

gooseherd gooseherds gissard gosherd gozzard

Etymology

From goose + herd (“herder”). Inherited from Middle English gosherde, from Old English gōshierde, a compound of gōs (“goose”) and hierde (“herder”).

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