But far more numerous was the herd of such Who think too little and
who talk too much.
Dryden.
You can never interest the common herd in the abstract question.
Coleridge.
Herd's grass (Bot.), one of several species of grass, highly esteemed
for hay. See under Grass.
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. haÌrdeis. 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.
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.
2. To associate; to ally one's self with, or place one's self among, a
group or company.
I'll herd among his friends, and seem One of the number.
Addison.