(a) a dog that tends sheep; spec. one or other of the varieties trained for this purpose, as the Scotch collie, and the bob-tailed English…
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > [noun] > sheep herding > action of sheep-dog > sheep-dog (4) sheep-doga1774 (a) a dog that tends sheep; spec. one or other of the varieties trained for this purpose, as the Scotch collie, and the bob-tailed English… header1903 Chiefly New Zealand and Australian. A dog trained to head off sheep or cattle so as to stop them or guide them in a particular direction; = headin… heading dog1913 a dog trained to head off sheep or cattle so as to stop them or guide them in a particular direction (cf. sense 7, head, v. 19b, header, n. 11). tripe-hound1923 (a) an unpleasant or contemptible person; also spec. a newspaper reporter or an informant; (b) a contemptuous term for a dog; spec. in Australian and… |
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