huntaway

American

[huhnt-uh-wey] / ˈhʌnt əˌweɪ /

noun

a sheep dog.

adjective

(of a dog) trained to herd sheep.

huntaway British

/ ˈhʌntəˌweɪ /

noun

a dog trained to drive sheep at a long distance from the shepherd

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Etymology

Origin of huntaway

First recorded in 1910–15; noun, adj. use of verb phrase hunt away

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