noun
any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep
• Syn: ↑shepherd dog, ↑sheepdog
• Hypernyms: ↑working dog
• Hyponyms:
↑Belgian sheepdog, ↑Belgian shepherd, ↑briard, ↑kelpie, ↑komondor, ↑Old English sheepdog, ↑bobtail, ↑Shetland sheepdog, ↑Shetland sheep dog, ↑Shetland, ↑collie, ↑Border collie, ↑Bouvier des Flandres, ↑Bouviers des Flandres, ↑Rottweiler, ↑German shepherd, ↑German shepherd dog, ↑German police dog, ↑alsatian
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noun : a dog used to tend, drive, or guard sheep — compare old english sheepdog
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sheep|dog «SHEEP DG, -DOG», noun, or sheep dog.
a collie or other dog trained to help a shepherd watch and tend sheep.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.