(Scotland, obsolete) The wrongful driving away of cattle.
(Scotland, obsolete) The wrongful driving away of cattle.
No comments yet — say something.
Add your own interpretation of "herdship".
Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
See all Regional & Other slang on Slangora.
Browse all slang words starting with H.
' herd ' (q.v.) for tending the village cattle and sheep. HURDY, 'sb. Frf. pi. in phr. over the hardies, over
(transitive, idiomatic, US) To supervise.
(Britain, law, historical) The act of driving or herding cattle in a forest to a particular place in order to determine who they belong to and whether the owners have a right to common or pasture them in the forest, and whether any fines should be paid by those without such a right.
(Scotland, obsolete) harassment; depredation.
(Scotland, Northern English) The entire stock on a farm or stock under the charge of a shepherd.