haul vs herd

haul

verb
  • To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle. 

  • To carry or transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move. 

  • To steer (a vessel) closer to the wind. 

  • Of the wind: to shift fore (more towards the bow). 

  • To haul ass (“go fast”). 

  • To drag, to pull, to tug. 

  • Followed by up: to summon to be disciplined or held answerable for something. 

  • To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked. 

  • To draw or pull something heavy. 

noun
  • An amount of something that has been taken, especially of fish, illegal loot, or items purchased on a shopping trip. 

  • The distance over which something is hauled or transported, especially if long. 

  • A bundle of many threads to be tarred. 

  • Four goals scored by one player in a game. 

  • An act of hauling or pulling, particularly with force; a (violent) pull or tug. 

herd

verb
  • To move or drive a herd. 

  • To manage, care for or guard a herd 

  • To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. 

  • To unite or associate in a herd 

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

  • 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 haul and herd occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )