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101herd / heard — A herd is a group of animals: Nonnie saw a herd of cows in the pasture. Heard is the past tense of hear: Zelda heard the bells ringing for the glorious leader who had recently died …
102herd / heard — A herd is a group of animals: Nonnie saw a herd of cows in the pasture. Heard is the past tense of hear: Zelda heard the bells ringing for the glorious leader who had recently died …
103herd's grass — Redtop Red top ( t?p ), n. (Bot.) A kind of grass ({Agrostis vulgaris}) highly valued in the United States for pasturage and hay for cattle; called also {English grass}, and in some localities {herd s grass}. See Illustration in Appendix. The… …
104herd's grass — Timothy Tim o*thy, n., or Timothy grass Tim o*thy grass [From Timothy Hanson, who carried the seed from New England to Maryland about 1720.] (Bot.) A kind of grass ({Phleum pratense}) with long cylindrical spikes; called also {herd s grass}, in… …
105herd's-grass — /herrdz gras , grahs /, n. timothy or redtop, used for hay or pasture. [1730 40, Amer.; named after John Herd, who in 1700 found it growing in New Hampshire] * * * …
106herd behaviour — noun the tendency of a group of individuals (a herd) to react coherently without there being any coordination between them. The term may be applied to animals, or to human phenomena such as stock market bubbles and behaviour in political… …
107herd crime — n. A crime or misdemeanour committed by a large percentage of the population. Example Citation: Every community has its share of herd crimes that are accepted as a normal part of life. In the West, these include taping movies on your VCR and… …
108herd instinct — tendency of animals to follow the rest of the herd (often used to characterize mindless following of a crowd) …
109herd instinct — /ˈhɜd ɪnstɪŋkt/ (say herd instingkt) noun 1. the instinct which urges animals, as sheep, cows, horses, etc., to cluster or act in a group. 2. the instinct that human beings have to conform …
110herd tester — /ˈhɜd tɛstə/ (say herd testuh) noun 1. a person employed by a State government to monitor the milk production of dairy herds. 2. NZ a government officer who tests dairy herds for disease …
