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Definition of swineherd noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

swineherd

noun

/ˈswaɪnhɜːd/

/ˈswaɪnhɜːrd/

(old use)

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a person whose job is to take care of pigs
Word OriginOld English, from swine + obsolete herd ‘herdsman’.

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