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Sheep dog

noun

Any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep. Synonyms: sheepdog, shepherd dog.

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"Sheep dog" Quotes from Famous Books

... to clean up the hut and prepare the meals. We can kill a sheep when we like. [Footnote: Not the rams. There were a few others kept for the purpose. I stayed a few days with them, when I went out myself, at the end of the year.] The worst part serves for the dogs, of which we have three—a sheep dog, and two kangaroo dogs. [Footnote: They had a horse when I visited them, but not, I conclude, at the time when this letter was written.] The latter are good, and keep off the native curs at night. The sheep dog was the only one the former owner had last year, to watch a flock ...

— Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia • William John Wills

... "You must be sheep dog and help keep them away, for I don't want any yet awhile and, between ourselves, I don't believe I shall have any if it is known that I am strong-minded. That fact will scare most men away like a yellow flag," ...

— Rose in Bloom - A Sequel to "Eight Cousins" • Louisa May Alcott

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