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# sheepdog

noun (a sheepdog, sheepdogs)

«sheepdog» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A dog trained to help a farmer move and look after sheep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheepdog/#m1)
2. A breed of dog often used for this, like the Border Collie or Old English Sheepdog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheepdog/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday farm life and stories, sheepdogs round up sheep by whistle. In maths, sheepdog trials count sheep and times. Phrases: sheepdog trials, round up.

### Examples

- The sheepdog rounded up the sheep into the pen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheepdog/#x1)
- The farmer whistled and the sheepdog lay down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheepdog/#x2)
- Border Collies make great sheepdogs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheepdog/#x3)
- We watched sheepdog trials at the show. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheepdog/#x4)
- The sheepdog moved 20 sheep in 3 minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheepdog/#x5)
- Our neighbour's sheepdog is very clever. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheepdog/#x6)

### Note

Countable; one word. Breeds: Border Collie, Old English Sheepdog, kelpie (Australia).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sheepdog» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sheepdog/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sheepdog» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sheepdog.html) on Mova free.