sheepdog

American

[sheep-dawg, -dog] / ˈʃipˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg /

Or sheep dog

noun

a dog trained to herd and guard sheep.

sheepdog British

/ ˈʃiːpˌdɒɡ /

noun

Also called: shepherd dog. a dog used for herding sheep See Border collie
any of various breeds of dog reared originally for herding sheep See Old English sheepdog Shetland sheepdog

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sheepdog

First recorded in 1765–75; sheep + dog

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sheepdog

He later attended a community picnic in Parramatta, where the suit-clad monarch had a go at cooking sausages on a barbeque before meeting a sheepdog.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2024

Keru and Nate, along with their beloved sheepdog Mantou, live in New York and escape the city during annual vacations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2024

To support his paranormal claim, James Irving sent Price and Lambert samples of the creature’s supposed hair, teeth, and claws that turned out to be from the family sheepdog.

From National Geographic ● Sep. 19, 2023

Today, Pippa and his 2-year-old English sheepdog, Pearl, which he called “my big fuzzy wuzzy,” are fully vaccinated.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022

When Chris was twelve, Walt and Billie bought Carine a puppy, a Shetland sheepdog named Buckley, and Chris fell into the habit of taking the pet with him on his daily training runs.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

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