cattle dog
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of cattle dog
supposedly imitative of catalogue
Example Sentences
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My dog, Maggie May, is a 13-year-old black Lab/Australian cattle dog mix.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025
On a horrible day this past August, my cattle dog, Annie Oakley Tater Tot, died of liver failure.
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2023
As I searched for the third and easiest route, I ran into a panting Australian cattle dog and her owner, Mike McLoughlin, who lives 20 minutes away in Eastville.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
Christensen, on an annual camping trip with friends, set out on a solo hike Aug. 19 with his 4-month-old cattle dog up the Walupt Lake Trail in Washington’s Cascades.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2023
A good way behind we saw Mr. Falkland, but he had as much chance of coming up with her as a cattle dog of catching a 'brush flyer'.
From Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields by Rolf Boldrewood
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