Australian cattle dog

American  

noun

1. one of an Australian breed of medium-sized herding dogs with a blue, blue-mottled, or red-speckled coat, developed by cross breeding the Australian kelpie, dingo, and collie.

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Australian cattle dog British  

noun

1. a compact strongly-built dog of a breed with pricked ears and a smooth bluish-grey coat, often used for controlling and moving cattle

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Etymology

Origin of Australian cattle dog

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The 3-month-old Australian cattle dog managed to wedge her head inside the hub of a tire in Coachella, hopelessly shackling herself inside the rim.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2020

He and his wife had visited the Bay Area with her emotional support animal, an Australian cattle dog named Sprite.

From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2019

It’s a 5-year-old Australian cattle dog named Finn.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2017

Peters, also a golf course superintendent, had Chase shadow his adult Australian cattle dog to learn how to behave.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2013

To corner them, Hulet uses half a dozen hounds of his own special mongrel breed: one-quarter pit bull, one-eighth Australian cattle dog, and the remainder Redbone or Walker hound.

From Time Magazine Archive