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Meanings of driving a herd in English

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Usage of driving a herd in English
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A boy on the road was driving a herd of sheep before him.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance
2
They were stealing horses, or driving a herd already stolen.
Desert Gold
3
He was driving a herd of cows and oxen.
The Yellow Fairy Book
4
And finally, a hunchbacked drover came along, riding a mule and driving a herd of miniature mammoths.
Paths not taken
5
At least this time we were not driving a herd of cattle, only one old milk cow.
The Life of Me: An Autobiography
6
We soon overtook the stranger who was driving a herd of horses, and as we came up to him, I said:
The Life of Hon. William F. Cody, Known as Buffalo Bill, the Fam...
7
And then Ser Gregor returned, earlier than expected, driving a herd of goats this time in place of a herd of prisoners.
A clash of kings
8
Bruce West was out with two of his men driving a herd of young, wild-looking horses down toward the corrals beyond the house.
Daughter of the Sun / A Tale of Adventure
9
American Horse was about ten years old when he was attacked by three Crow warriors, while driving a herd of ponies to water.
Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains
10
There was no obligation whatever, yet I had hopes of interesting him sufficiently to join issues with me in driving a herd of cattle.
Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography
11
The two men were driving a herd of the peasants' horses to graze in the night, alongside the highroad and secretly, in the landlord's forest.
Resurrection
12
At length he heard the shouts of a peasant who was coming along a solitary pathway through the wood, driving a herd to their pasture.
King Alfred of England / Makers of History
13
"Somebody must be driving a herd of cattle along the road," thought Tom.
Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle; Or, Fun and Adventures on the Roa...
14
"I am right!" said the bee-hunter; "a panther is driving a herd before him; or may be, there is a battle among the beasts."
The Prairie
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