cowherd

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Tradition holds that the poem was composed by Caedmon, a cowherd from Whitby in present day North Yorkshire, after a divine visitation inspired him to sing.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

Its name honored one of the first Old English poets, a 7th-century cowherd who was said to have waked up from a dream with the gift of verse and song.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023

Dave Brass is a third-generation rancher who tends to nearly 10,000 acres and a cowherd with his wife, Mindy.

From Washington Times • Mar. 24, 2017

To the west of the Milky Way, her lover Niu Lang, the cowherd, was associated with the star Altair in the constellation of Aquila the Eagle.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

Across the room the cowherd sobbed, knowing the master’s weapon.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer