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oxherd

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ox-herd
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who herds oxen.

Etymology

From Middle English oxeherde, oxherd, oxhyrde, from Old English oxanhierde, equivalent to ox + herd. Cognate with German Ochsenhirt (“oxherd”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: oxeherde, oxanhierde

Inflected Forms

oxherds (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

oxherding

Questions

What does oxherd mean?
One who herds oxen.
Where does oxherd come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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