shepherd dog


noun

Origin of shepherd dog

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Words Nearby shepherd dog

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How to use shepherd dog in a sentence

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

    The Shepherd of the Hills | Harold Bell Wright
  • One was the presence of a German shepherd dog in the laboratory, its head crushed as if with a sledgehammer.

    The Day Time Stopped Moving | Bradner Buckner
  • These harsh words—harsh barking of the shepherd dog—spread an unseen consternation in Grande Pointe.

    Bonaventure | George Washington Cable
  • His long nose, and great limpid, half-human eyes, have a suggestion of shepherd-dog blood about them.

    Palmetto-Leaves | Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • More; he was a shepherd dog turned poacher, depredator, wolf!

    The Wolf Cub | Patrick Casey

British Dictionary definitions for shepherd dog

shepherd dog

noun
  1. another term for sheepdog (def. 1)

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