cowkeeper

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Ay," replied the cowkeeper, "and it is not only past troubles that the gentle soul has to bear, but present troubles also!

From A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest by Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford

The dairy-maid receives the milk from the cowkeeper, each pail being strained through the hair-sieve into one of the milk-basins.

From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)

Behind the house tenanted by the Dunns were premises occupied until recently by a cowkeeper.

From A Life's Secret A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry

He made a seizure of them, and heard that the animal had been sent by a person of the name of Stephens, a cowkeeper in business on Bow-common.

From On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment by Bourguignon, Honor?

Here the cowkeeper crossed himself devoutly, and his companions followed his example.

From A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest by Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford