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gooseherd

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
goose-herd
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who tends to geese.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: gosherde, gōshierde

Inflected Forms

gooseherds (plural) gissard (alternative) gosherd (alternative) gozzard (alternative)

Phrases

herding dog herd instinct

Frequently Paired Words

bearherd cowherd goatherd herd herder herding dog herd instinct herdsman

Synonyms

gosherd

Questions

What does gooseherd mean?
A person who tends to geese.
Where does gooseherd come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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