herd vs pasture

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. 

pasture

verb
  • To move animals into a pasture. 

  • To graze. 

  • To feed, especially on growing grass; to supply grass as food for. 

noun
  • Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding. 

  • Ground covered with grass or herbage, used or suitable for the grazing of livestock. 

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