sheepdog
noun
sheep·dog
ˈshēp-ˌdȯg 
: a dog (such as a border collie) used to tend, drive, or guard sheep
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The film world premiered in the non-competitive Cannes Premiere section, but clinched a peripheral prize with its canine cast member, sheepdog Panda, beating 24 other candidates to win the Palm Dog.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2025
The sheepdog lobby is going to be all up in paws about this:
[ Irish Post ]
The Autonomous Space Robotics Lab (ASRL) at University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) has been working on a tethered ground robot called TREX, which stands for Tethered Robotic Explorer.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Apr. 2015
Smartly dressed in black topcoat and hat, a leash dangling in his left hand, Caillebotte looks down at the cobblestone pavement at his sheepdog, who awaits its master’s next move.
—James Meyer, Artforum, 1 May 2025
In the first, the sheepdog appears engulfed by a thick coat of long white fur, his face nearly obscured by the shaggy mass.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2025
The sheepdog lobby is going to be all up in paws about this:
[ Irish Post ]
The Autonomous Space Robotics Lab (ASRL) at University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) has been working on a tethered ground robot called TREX, which stands for Tethered Robotic Explorer.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Apr. 2015
Smartly dressed in black topcoat and hat, a leash dangling in his left hand, Caillebotte looks down at the cobblestone pavement at his sheepdog, who awaits its master’s next move.
—James Meyer, Artforum, 1 May 2025
In the first, the sheepdog appears engulfed by a thick coat of long white fur, his face nearly obscured by the shaggy mass.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sheepdog
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“Sheepdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheepdog. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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sheepdog
noun
sheep·dog
ˈshēp-ˌdȯg
: a dog used to tend, drive, or guard sheep
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