heord

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heord, f.n: a herd, flock; a group of domestic animals of one kind kept together under the charge of one or more persons. (HAY-ord)

A wattle pen full of sheep. Luttrell Psalter. England (Lincolnshire), 1325-1340. British Library, Add MS 42130, f. 163v. [bl.uk]

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