Herdful
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Herdful is an adjective meaning The amount that constitutes a herd.
Meaning
The amount that constitutes a herd.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Rich in herds (of cattle etc.).
Example Sentences
[…] Spoiled of Orgallia's green domain, of wide Tir-Owen's woods, / Of high Tir-Conal's herdful hills and fishy-teeming floods; / Of all the warm vales, rich in goods of glebe-manuring men, / That bask against the morning sun along the Royal Glen.
In addition to decreasing your odds of being the unlucky item on the big cat's menu, being in a herd also means that you can find out about impending danger much sooner than you would if you were alone. After all, a herdful of eyes is better than one measly pair.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include interherd, herdwide, shepherdly, highbred, vaccine, enurny.
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