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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Shepherd

Shĕp'herd, n.

noun

(shĕp'erd), n. [From sheep and herd; A-S. scæphirde, Ger. schafhirt, schäfer.]

  1. A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep.
  2. A swain; a rural lover. Raleigh.
  3. The pastor of a parish, church, or congregation; a minister of the gospel who superintends a church or parish, and gives instruction in spiritual things.

Shepherd's crook, a long staff having the end curved so as to form a large hook, used by shepherds.

A shepherd rests beneath a tree with a crook beside him and a flock of sheep nearby.
Shepherd’s Crook.

Shĕp'herd, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. SHEPHERDED; p. pr. & vb. n. SHEPHERDING.] To tend as a shepherd; to guard, herd, or drive, as a shepherd. [Rare.]

White, fleecy clouds Were wandering in thick flocks along the mountains. Shepherded by the slow, unwilling wind. Shelley.