huntaway

[ huhnt-uh-wey ]

noun
  1. a sheep dog.

adjective
  1. (of a dog) trained to herd sheep.

Origin of huntaway

1
First recorded in 1910–15; noun, adj. use of verb phrase hunt away

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British Dictionary definitions for huntaway

huntaway

/ (ˈhʌntəˌweɪ) /


noun
  1. NZ a dog trained to drive sheep at a long distance from the shepherd

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