Definitions | shepherd |
| noun
- A person who tends sheep.
- (context, metaphorical) Someone who watch over, watches over, look after, looks after, or guides somebody.
- Quotations
- The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want; -- The Bible, Psalms 23:1
verb
- To watch over; to guide
- (aussie-rules) For a player to obstruct an opponent from getting to the ball, either when a teammate has it or is going for it, or if the ball is about to bounce through the goal or out of bounds.
Etymology: From (term, sceaphierde, scÄaphierde, lang=ang), a compound of (term, sceap, scÄap, lang=ang) and (term, hierde, hierde, lang=ang).
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