sheepdog

Or sheep dog

[sheep-dawg, -dog]

noun

1. a dog trained to herd and guard sheep.

sheepdog

/ ˈʃiːpˌdɒɡ /

noun

1. Also called: shepherd dog. a dog used for herding sheep See Border collie

2. any of various breeds of dog reared originally for herding sheep See Old English sheepdog Shetland sheepdog

Word History and Origins

Origin of sheepdog¹

First recorded in 1765–75; sheep + dog

Example Sentences

After moving there, he was the estate's groundsman and owns a parcel of land nearby and raises sheepdogs.

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In the 1950s, Crufts became an obedience championship show for the first time, and working sheepdogs were entered, becoming the first crossbreeds to compete.

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He later attended a community picnic in Parramatta, where the suit-clad monarch had a go at cooking sausages on a barbeque before meeting a sheepdog.

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Their sheepdog, known to bark when anyone visited the farm, had disappeared and locals said it was found drowned in the farmyard well - though this is not referenced in the police report.

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"We've tried with fences, sheepdogs, shepherds, and livestock are still getting attacked."

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