herds / hurds [hɜrdz]
herds – n. & v. – n. pl. – 1. a large number of animals; 2. derogatory – mobs; v. 3rd pers. pres. sing. of herd tr. & intr. – 1. goes, drives or causes to go together as in a herd; 2. tends sheep, cattle, etc.; 3. drives animals, etc., in a particular direction
hurds (hards) – n. pl. of hurd – 1. the coarse parts of flax or hemp that adhere to the fibre after it is separated