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shepherd dog

noun



shepherd dog

noun

  1. another term for sheepdog
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of shepherd dog1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
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Example Sentences

And from behind a big rock not far away a shepherd dog appeared, followed by a youth of some fifteen years.

One was the presence of a German shepherd dog in the laboratory, its head crushed as if with a sledgehammer.

These harsh words—harsh barking of the shepherd dog—spread an unseen consternation in Grande Pointe.

His long nose, and great limpid, half-human eyes, have a suggestion of shepherd-dog blood about them.

More; he was a shepherd dog turned poacher, depredator, wolf!

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