From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Herd \Herd\, n. [OE. hirde, herde, heorde, AS. hirde, hyrde,
heorde; akin to G. hirt, hirte, OHG. hirti, Icel. hir?ir, Sw.
herde, Dan. hyrde, Goth. ha['i]rdeis. See 2d Herd.]
One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; --
much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the
like. --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Herd \Herd\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Herded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Herding.] [See 2d Herd.]
1. To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together,
or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills.
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2. To associate; to ally one's self with, or place one's self
among, a group or company.
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I'll herd among his friends, and seem
One of the number. --Addison.
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3. To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. [Scot.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Herd \Herd\ (h[~e]rd), a.
Haired. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Herd \Herd\ (h[~e]rd), n. [OE. herd, heord, AS. heord; akin to
OHG. herta, G. herde, Icel. hj["o]r[eth], Sw. hjord, Dan.
hiord, Goth. ha['i]rda; cf. Skr. [,c]ardha troop, host.]
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1. A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of
horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a
particular stock or family of cattle.
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The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray.
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Note: Herd is distinguished from flock, as being chiefly
applied to the larger animals. A number of cattle, when
driven to market, is called a drove.
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2. A crowd of low people; a rabble.
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But far more numerous was the herd of such
Who think too little and who talk too much.
--Dryden.
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You can never interest the common herd in the
abstract question. --Coleridge.
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Herd's grass (Bot.), one of several species of grass,
highly esteemed for hay. See under Grass.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Herd \Herd\, v. t.
To form or put into a herd.
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