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sheepdog From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Agriculture, Animals, Petssheepdogsheep‧dog /ˈʃiːpdɒɡ $ -dɒːɡ/ noun [countable] 1 TAHBAa dog that is trained to control sheep2 DHPa dog of a type that is often used for controlling sheep → Old English sheepdogExamples from the Corpussheepdog• He had seen a sheepdog trial in Cumbria: amazing creatures.• Moreover, the most difficult tricks to teach a sheepdog are those most removed from its ancestral hunting skills.• I was returning along a path and, when passing an isolated croft, a man and his sheepdog emerged.• Surprisingly, relatively few women saw sheepdog work as a useful contribution they could make to the farm.• Lesson: never let an unfriendly sheepdog get behind you. |