herdie boy • herdie lass • hirdie boy • hirdie lass (old-fashioned) noun Children who in olden days were permitted to finish the school year on May 12th so that they could herd cattle. They continued to herd the cattle till harvest-time. |
by Margaret Flaws and Gregor Lamb
herdie boy • herdie lass • hirdie boy • hirdie lass (old-fashioned) noun Children who in olden days were permitted to finish the school year on May 12th so that they could herd cattle. They continued to herd the cattle till harvest-time. |