sheepdog
Word family adjectivesheepishsheeplikesheepyadverbsheepishlynounsheepishnesssheeposheepcotesheep-dipsheepdogsheepfoldsheep-pensheepshanksheepshearersheepshearingsheepskinsheeptracksheepwalksheep
Agriculture, Animals, Pets
sheep·dog /ˈʃiːpdɒɡ $ -dɒːɡ/ noun [countableC] 1. TAHBAa dog that is trained to control sheep 牧羊犬
2. 
DHPa dog of a type that is often used for controlling sheep 牧羊犬〔指犬型〕
→ Old English sheepdog DHPa dog of a type that is often used for controlling sheep 牧羊犬〔指犬型〕Examples from the Corpus
sheepdog• He 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.