| 单词 | sheepdog |
| 释义 | > as lemmassheep-dog sheep-dog n. (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 sheep-dog; cf. shepherd's dog n. at shepherd n. Compounds 2b; (b) figurative a chaperon. ΘΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > sheepdog > [noun] shepherd-dogc1425 shepherd's dogc1440 shepherd's mastie1577 sheep-hounda1640 sheep-doga1774 tripe-hound1923 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dogs used for specific purposes > [noun] > that tends sheep or cattle sheep-hounda1640 sheep-doga1774 heading1904 heading dog1913 heeler1928 handy dog1933 Entlebucher1937 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > [noun] > sheep herding > action of sheep-dog > sheep-dog sheep-doga1774 header1903 heading dog1913 tripe-hound1923 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after > one in charge of young person > female governoressc1422 governess?c1500 governante1637 gouvernante1667 duenna1709 chaperone1720 sheep-dog1847 gooseberry-picker1868 a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. i. 200 The faithful sheep-dog assists in tending our flocks. 1844 W. C. Spooner Sheep 295 The sheep-owner should never keep a savage sheep-dog. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxxvii. 339 A sheep-dog—a companion! Becky Sharp with a companion! 1897 V. Hunt Unkist, Unkind! ix Philip's sister couldn't manage to get away from Buxton just now, so here I am, without any sheep-dog at all. sheep-dog sheep-dog v. (transitive) to urge (someone) on in the manner of a sheep-dog; to direct or also as herd. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > direct > as a schoolmaster, sheepdog, or shepherd shepherda1822 schoolmaster1839 shepherdize1899 sheep-dog1973 1973 Times Lit. Suppl. 13 Apr. 418/4 Working with Thomas Jones and sheep-dogged by vigilant helpers, I entered a new dimension of scholarship. < as lemmas |
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