Shepherdess
Pronunciation : Shep"herd*ess
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A woman who tends sheep; hence, a rural lass. She put herself into the garb of a shepherdess. Sir P. Sidney.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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