n. [ OE. gosherde. See Goose, and Herd a herdsman. ] One who takes care of geese. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pot + sherd or shard. ] A piece or fragment of a broken pot. Job ii. 8. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A fragment; -- now used only in composition, as in pot
The thigh . . . which all in sherds it drove. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The office or position of an usher; ushership; also, ushers, collectively. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]