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An obsolete form of shippen. shepherd (shep'ėrd), n. [Early mod. E. also shephard, shepheard, sheep herd (also as a surname Shepherd, Sheppard, Shepard ); Generydes (E. E. T. S.), 1. 1657. guardian: see sheep1 and herd2.] A man who IMG:content-0852.png:[blocks in formation] herds, tends, and guards sheep in pasture; a pastor. In the Weye to Jerusalem, half a Myle fro Betheleem, is a Chirche, where the Aungel seyde to the Scheppardes of the Birthe of Crist. Mandeville , Travels, p. 72. The Lord is our shepherd , and so called in more places than by any other name. Donne , Sermons, vii. Shepherd kings, or Hyksos, a race or dynasty probably of Semitic origin, who took Memphis, and rendered the whole of Egypt tributary. The conquest appears to have taken place about 2200 or 2100 B. C., and dynasties XV. and XVI. were probably Hyksos. Their rule in Egypt may have lasted from 200 to 500 years. Attempts have been made to connect their expulsion with the narrative in the book of Exodus. - Shepherd's crook, a long staff having its upper end curved so as to form a hook, used by Shepherd's dog, a variety of dog employed 6. To forbid. Hall i well. -7. To defend; probe hep herds to protect the rocks and control their moved tect. Not the aide they brought, Which came too late, nor his owne power could shend This wretched man from a moste fear full end. Times' Whistle (E. E. T. S.), p. 68. Let David's harp and lute, his hand and voice, Give laud to him that loveth Israel, And sing his praise that shendeth David's fame, That put away his sin from out his sight, And sent his shame into the streets of Gath. Peele, David and Beths a be. II. in trans. To be ruined; go to destruction. Le the tender gra es shende. Rom . of the Rose , 1. 1400. shendfult (shend'fül), a. [ME. schendful, schind ful; She is ful glad in hir corage, If she se any gret lynage Be brought to nought in schynful wise. Rom. of the Rose, 1. 259. Swuch was Godes death o rode - pinful and shendful ouer alle othre. Ancren Riwle , p. 356. ments. It is generally of considerable size, and of powerful, lithe build, with the hair thick-set and wavy, the tail inclined to be long and having a bushy fringe, the muzzle sharp, and the eyes large and bright. The collie or sheepdog of Scotland is one of the best-known and most intelligent dogs of this wide-spread and useful variety. - Shepherd's flute, either a flageolet or an oboe of simple construction, such as is used by shepherds. Also shepherd's pipe. Shepherd's plaid. Same as shepherd's tartan.Shepherd's tartan. See tartan. - Shepherd's weather-gla , the pimpernel, A nag all is arvensis. Also poorman's weather- gla . These and the names shepherd's - clock, -watch, -calendar, and- sundial, and John - go - to - bed - at - noon allude to the closing of its flowers early in the afternoon or at the approach of bad weather. See pimpernel, 4.The Good Shepherd, a title given to Jesus Christ (John x. 11). The Shepherds, a fanatical sect which originated among shepherds in northern France about 1251, profe edly for the deliverance of Louis IX. (St. Louis), who had been prisoner in Egypt. The Shepherds were fiercely opposed to the clergy and monks, and usurped priestly functions. They held po e ion of Paris for a while, and committed many outrages, especially upon the Jews. The movement was soon suppre ed. An outbreak of mendicants similarly named took place under Philip V. in 1320, but this also soon came to an end. shendfullyt (shend'fül-i), adv. [ME. schendful- shepherd (shep'erd), v.t. [ liche; Spec hire scheome schendfuliche . Ancren Riwle , p. 316. As the bible telleth, God sende to seye that Saul schulde dye, And al his seed for that sunne schend fulliche ende. Piers Plowman (A), iii. 261. The enemyes of the lande were shend fully chasyd and utterly confounded. Fabyan. shends hipt (shend's hip), n. [ shipe , schendschip , schenschip , schenship, schenchip, schendshepe ; shand , * shend , n ., + -ship .] Shame; punishment; injury; harm. To tend or guide as a shepherd. Multitudes of dense white fleecy clouds Were wandering in thick flocks along the mountains, Shepherded by the slow, unwilling wind. Shelley, Pro me the us Unbound, ii. 1. 2. To attend or wait on; gallant. [Jocose.] Shepherding a lady. Edinburgh Rev. 3. To watch over, as a mining claim, and establish a right to it by doing a certain amount of work on it: said especially of digging small pits in the neighborhood of a rich deposit of gold; hence, to attend or hang about (a person) IMG:content-0853.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0854.png:[blocks in formation] Percy Clarke, New Chum in Australia, p. 71. white flowers are racemed. These are followed by flat obcordate-triangular pods, suggesting the common name. The plant has been used as an antiscorbutic and in hematuria. It has also been called shepherd's - pouch or -bag, case weed, clappede - pouch, mother's-heart, etc. shepherd's-rod (shep'ėrdz-rod), n. A small Dipsacus sheriffalty rif, lofty, noble, applied to the descendants of Mohammed through his daughter Fatima, wife of Ali; cf. sharaf, elevation, nobility, sharfa, a pinnacle, etc.] 1. A descendant of Mohammed through his daughter Fatima.