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sheepdog

sheep·dog
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sheep-dawg, -dog]
    • /ˈʃipˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg/
    • /ˈʃiːp.dɒɡ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sheep-dawg, -dog]
    • /ˈʃipˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg/

Definitions of sheepdog word

  • noun sheepdog a dog trained to herd and guard sheep. 1
  • noun sheepdog dog that herds sheep 1
  • countable noun sheepdog A sheepdog is a breed of dog. Some sheepdogs are used for controlling sheep. 0
  • noun sheepdog a dog used for herding sheep 0
  • noun sheepdog any of various breeds of dog reared originally for herding sheep 0
  • noun sheepdog any dog trained to herd and protect sheep 0
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Origin of sheepdog

First appearance:

before 1765
One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75; sheep + dog

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Parts of speech for Sheepdog

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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sheepdog popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

sheepdog usage trend in Literature

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Related words

  • herding dog

    one of any of several breeds of dogs used originally for herding livestock, including the Belgian sheepdog, collie, German shepherd, and Old English sheepdog.

  • belgian sheepdog

    any of a Belgian breed of large herding dog with a black coat, sometimes used as a guide dog

  • belgian tervuren

    one of a Belgian breed of medium-sized dogs having a long, straight coat, fawn to mahogany in color, differing from the Belgian sheepdog only in color.

  • groenendael

    former name of Belgian sheepdog.

  • old english sheepdog

    one of an English breed of large working dogs having a long, shaggy, gray or blue-merle and white coat that hangs over the eyes, and a bobbed tail, originally developed to drive sheep and cattle.
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