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Definition of Swanherds
1. swanherd [n] - See also: swanherd
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swanherds
Literary usage of Swanherds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New England Magazine by Making of America Project (1886)
"... illustration of Browning's “THE swanherds WHERE THE SEDGES ARE.” (From The
High Tide.] poem, “How they brought ..."
2. Wild Life in East Anglia by William Alfred Dutt (1906)
"His deserted mate seems disposed to follow him, for with the cygnets crowding
closely in her wake she heads towards the open water; but the swanherds have ..."
3. Wild Life in East Anglia by William Alfred Dutt (1906)
"of swanherds, after securing at an early hour in the morning their first brood of
... So, having dealt with the second brood, the swanherds return to their ..."
4. A History of British Birds by William Yarrell, Alfred Newton, Howard Saunders (1884)
"Owners of Swans and their swanherds were registered in the king's swan- herd's book.
The marking of the cygnets was generally performed in the presence of ..."
5. Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society by Middlesex Local History Council (1881)
"If any person be found carrying a swan-hook within forty lngs of any stream,
saving on the upping day, and not accompanied with two swanherds, ..."
6. Memoirs Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of the County and City (1850)
"Masters of swans appointed regular swanherds, who were to produce their deputations
once a year, for the inspection and allowance of the King's ..."
7. The New England Magazine by Making of America Project (1886)
"... illustration of Browning's “THE swanherds WHERE THE SEDGES ARE.” (From The
High Tide.] poem, “How they brought ..."
8. Wild Life in East Anglia by William Alfred Dutt (1906)
"His deserted mate seems disposed to follow him, for with the cygnets crowding
closely in her wake she heads towards the open water; but the swanherds have ..."
9. Wild Life in East Anglia by William Alfred Dutt (1906)
"of swanherds, after securing at an early hour in the morning their first brood of
... So, having dealt with the second brood, the swanherds return to their ..."
10. A History of British Birds by William Yarrell, Alfred Newton, Howard Saunders (1884)
"Owners of Swans and their swanherds were registered in the king's swan- herd's book.
The marking of the cygnets was generally performed in the presence of ..."
11. Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society by Middlesex Local History Council (1881)
"If any person be found carrying a swan-hook within forty lngs of any stream,
saving on the upping day, and not accompanied with two swanherds, ..."
12. Memoirs Illustrative of the History and Antiquities of the County and City (1850)
"Masters of swans appointed regular swanherds, who were to produce their deputations
once a year, for the inspection and allowance of the King's ..."
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