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Definition of Sheepdog
1. Noun. Any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep.
Generic synonyms: Working Dog
Specialized synonyms: Belgian Sheepdog, Belgian Shepherd, Briard, Kelpie, Komondor, Bobtail, Old English Sheepdog, Shetland, Shetland Sheep Dog, Shetland Sheepdog, Collie, Border Collie, Bouvier Des Flandres, Bouviers Des Flandres, Rottweiler, Alsatian, German Police Dog, German Shepherd, German Shepherd Dog
Definition of Sheepdog
1. Noun. a breed of dog, used for herding sheep ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sheepdog
1. a dog trained to guard and herd sheep [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sheepdog
Literary usage of Sheepdog
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dogs of the British Islands: Being a Series of Articles on the Points of by John Henry Walsh (1882)
"As a consequence, almost every sheepdog had its tail cut off, and owing to this
cause the tailless sheepdog, still met with in some localities, ..."
2. British Dogs, Their Points, Selection, and Show Preparation by William D. Drury (1903)
"CHAPTER XVII THE OLD ENGLISH BOBTAILED sheepdog FEW varieties of British dogs
are so well known by the absolute novice as the Old English sheepdog, Bobtail, ..."
3. Dogdom: Monthly (1920)
"A sheepdog should be speedy; the short bodied dog cannot gallop with any degree
of swiftness because of the conformation of his carcass. ..."
4. A History and Description of the Modern Dogs of Great Britain and Ireland by Rawdon Briggs Lee (1894)
"The Collie or sheepdog* is a sufficiently well known and popular animal to renders
history and description of the British varieties of the species a welcome ..."
5. A History and Description of the Modern Dogs of Great Britain and Ireland ...by Rawdon Briggs Lee by Rawdon Briggs Lee (1894)
"A History and Description of the Collie or sheepdog, in his British Varieties.
By RAWDON B. LEE, Kennel Editor of the "Field," and Author of "The Fox ..."
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