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sheepdog

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Agriculture, Animals, Pets
sheep·dog /ˈʃiːpdɒɡ $ -dɒːɡ/ noun [countable]  1. TAHBAa dog that is trained to control sheep 牧羊犬2. sheep_dog.jpg DHPa dog of a type that is often used for controlling sheep 牧羊犬〔指犬型〕 Old English sheepdog
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sheepdogHe 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.He had turned from a beer-bellied, ranting bear into a well-groomed, grumbling sheepdog.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.
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sheepdog
sheepdog /ˈʃiːpdɒɡ $ -dɒːɡ/ noun [countable]
1. a dog that is trained to control sheep
2.
  a dog of a type that is often used for controlling sheep
Old English sheepdog


sheep·dogBrE /ˈʃiːpdɒɡ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃiːpdɔːɡ/ 🔊 nouna dog that is trained to help control sheep on a farm 牧羊犬(BrE) a dog of a breed that is often used for controlling sheep, especially a collie 牧羊犬;柯利牧羊犬   see also Old English sheepdog