herd : Idioms & Phrases

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Herd's grass

  • noun grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
    timothy; Phleum pratense.
WordNet
  • (Bot.), one of several species of grass, highly esteemed for hay. See under Grass.
Webster 1913

ride herd

  • verb driving animals such as horses and cattle while riding along with them
    • Joe was riding herd during the day
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