attach vs herd

attach

verb
  • To connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; with to. 

  • To adhere; to be attached. 

  • To win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral influence; with to. 

  • To come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest. 

  • To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively). 

herd

verb
  • To associate; to ally oneself with, or place oneself among, a group or company. 

  • To manage, care for or guard a herd 

  • To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. 

  • To unite or associate in a herd 

  • To move or drive a herd. 

  • To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company. 

  • To form or put into a herd. 

noun
  • A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. 

  • Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company. 

  • A crowd, a mass of people or things; a rabble. 

How often have the words attach and herd occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )