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
Aron Christensen, on an annual camping trip with friends, set out August 19 on a solo hike with his 4-month-old cattle dog, Buzzo, up the Walupt Lake Trail in Washington’s Cascade Mountains.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
The sheep dog is not to be confused with the drover or cattle dog, which is larger and still more rugged in coat, as well as manners.
From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various
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