= sheep-dog n.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dogs used for specific purposes > [noun] > that tends sheep or cattle (7) sheep-hounda1640 = sheep-dog n. sheep-doga1774 (a) a dog that tends sheep; spec. one or other of the varieties trained for this purpose, as the Scotch collie, and the bob-tailed English… heading1904 The action or practice of heading off a group of animals so as to stop them or guide them in a particular direction. Chiefly New Zealand and Austr… heading dog1913 a dog trained to head off sheep or cattle so as to stop them or guide them in a particular direction (cf. sense 7, head, v. 19b, header, n. 11). heeler1928 Chiefly Australian and New Zealand. A dog trained or bred to drive animals by running or nipping at their heels; spec. an Australian cattle dog. Cf. h… handy dog1933 a sheepdog able to undertake a variety of tasks; cf. heading dog n. at heading, n. compounds 3 huntaway, n. a. Entlebucher1937 More fully Entlebucher mountain dog. A stocky medium-sized breed of dog from the Swiss Alps originally used by cattle-herders; a dog of this… |
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