Individual bulls "tend" cows until allowed to mate, by following them around and chasing away rival males.

Originally, the term may have been intended literally-"a boy who tends cows."

Three sisters were tending cows when a king and his company went by.

In Alchin, children are similarly busy helping their parents tending camels, cows and sheep.

Geirlug realized what had happened and went to work for a forester, to sweep and tend cows.

For me a cowboy is a man who tends cows.

For though you cannot tend cows, or divide the grain from the chaff, there may be other things that you can do better.

Now I ask, why would such a man be here tending cows?

Women tended the fields and cows while the men joined construction crews to bring in money.

She tends the chickens and cows on her farm.