sheepdog
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sheepdog
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From sheep + dog.
noun sheepdogs · sheep dog
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Any of various breeds of dog used for herding sheep; an individual of such a breed.
Similar: shepherd dog
- Any of various breeds of dog used for guarding sheep; an individual of such a breed.
- A chaperon; an adult who accompanies other people in a supervisory role.
- A police officer.
verb sheepdogs · sheepdogging · sheepdogged · sheep dog
- To chaperon or shepherd. Given the vivacious young redhead's attractiveness, some might have assumed he had more than simply professional reasons for sheepdogging her career, but they would have been wrong. He'd seen something in her ...
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noun dog used for herding sheep
| Español | perro pastor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 목양견 mogyanggyeon |
| 日本語 | 牧羊犬 bokuyōken |
| Português | cão-pastor, ovelheiro |
| Français | chien de berger |
| Deutsch | Schäferhund, Schäferhündin, Hirtenhund, Hirtenhündin |
| Italiano | cane da pastore |
| Ελληνικά | τσοπανόσκυλο tsopanóskylo |
| Română | câine ciobănesc, câine de stână |
| Русский | овча́рка ovčárka |
| Tiếng Việt | chó chăn cừu |
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@misc{sheepdog_2026,
title = {sheepdog},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sheepdog},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
