co-op vs herd

co-op

verb
  • Synonym of cooperate 

noun
  • A unit of a housing cooperative; a purchased apartment where the apartment owners collectively are responsible for maintenance of common areas and upkeep. 

  • A cooperative game, as opposed to a competitive game or deathmatch. 

  • Any cooperative, including housing, retail, utility, agricultural, banking or worker cooperatives. 

  • Any shop owned by a cooperative. 

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 co-op and herd occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )