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How to pronounce swineherd in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms pigman
Type of drover, herder, herdsman

Examples of swineherd

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He finds his way to the hut of one of his own former slaves, the swineherd Eumaeus.
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The swineherd finds Culhwch in the pigs'run, and takes him back to his father Cilydd.
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A peasant rebellion, one of the few successful such in history, established the swineherd Ivaylo as a Tsar.
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Townsfolk furthermore had their own cowherds and a swineherd.
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There were some male slaves, especially in the Odyssey, a prime example being the swineherd Eumaeus.
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This led to a peasant rebellion led by the swineherd Ivaylo, who eventually managed to defeat the Tsar's forces and ascend the throne.
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Alan Brown, a former schoolteacher from Britain, considered substituting piglet and swineherd in his text but thought better of it.
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At Hartland, Nectan lived in the solitude of a remote valley where he helped a swineherd recover his lost pigs and in turn was given a gift of two cows.
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It was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, who had reportedly made known to a swineherd named Eof just where a church should be built in her honor.
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More examples
  • A herder or swine
  • A swineherd is a person who looks after pigs. The term has fallen out of popular use in favour of pig farmer.
  • "The Swineherd" (Svinedrengen) is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a prince who disguises himself as a swineherd to woo an arrogant princess. The tale was first published 20 December 1841 by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark in Fairy Tales Told for Children. ...
  • A 'shepherd of pigs'.