The shepne brenning with the blacke smoke.
Chaucer.
Shep"herd (?), n. [OE. schepherde, schephirde, AS. sceáphyrde; sceáp
sheep + hyrde, hirde, heorde, a herd, a guardian. See Sheep, and Herd.]
1. A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep, esp. a flock
grazing at large.