Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: cowherd  'kaw,hurd
  1. A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
    - cowboy, cowpuncher [N. Amer], puncher [N. Amer], cowman, cattleman, cowpoke [N. Amer, informal], cowhand

Derived forms: cowherds

Type of: ranch hand

Encyclopedia: Cowherd, William

Nearest

cowboy
cowboy boot
cowboy hat
cowcatcher
Cowen
cower
cowfish
cowgirl
cowhand
cowherb
cowherd
cowhide
cowhouse
cowl
cowl muscle
cowled
cowlick
cowling
cowl-shaped
cowman
cownose ray