"sheepdog" meaning in English

See sheepdog in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʃiːpˈdɒɡ/ [UK], /ʃipˈdɔɡ/ [US] Audio: en-au-sheepdog.ogg [Australia] Forms: sheepdog [singular], sheepdogs [plural]
Etymology: sheep + dog Etymology templates: {{compound|sheep|dog}} sheep + dog Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A sheepdog is a large kind of dog that moves flocks of sheep
    Sense id: simple-sheepdog-en-noun-sGyNgNdu
     
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