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sheepdog

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Etymology

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Fromsheep +‎dog.

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Noun

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sheepdog (pluralsheepdogs)

  1. A breed ofdog, used forherdingsheep.
  2. A breed of dog used forguarding sheep.
  3. (slang, dated) Achaperon; an adult who accompanies other people in a supervisory role.
  4. (US, slang, law enforcement) Apolice officer.

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dog used for herding sheep

Verb

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sheepdog (third-person singular simple presentsheepdogs,present participlesheepdogging,simple past and past participlesheepdogged)

  1. Tochaperon orshepherd.
    • 1999, David Weber,Echoes of Honor, Baen Publishing Enterprises,→ISBN:
      Given the vivacious young redhead's attractiveness, some might have assumed he had more than simply professional reasons forsheepdogging her career, but they would have been wrong. He'd seen something in her ...
    • 2009, Carl M. Cannon, Lou Dubose, Jan Reid,Boy Genius: Karl Rove, the Architect of George W. Bush's Remarkable Political Triumphs, PublicAffairs,→ISBN:
      On June 14, with Kennedy personallysheepdogging it, the No Child Left Behind Act passed the Senate ninety-one to eight.
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