Old English sheepdog

Old English sheepdog
noun
large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain
Syn: ↑bobtail
Hypernyms: ↑shepherd dog, ↑sheepdog, ↑sheep dog

* * *

ˌOld ˌEnglish ˈsheepdog f23 [Old English sheepdog] noun
a very large dog with very long grey and white hair

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Old English Sheepdog — A show standard Old English Sheepdog Country of origin England Traits …   Wikipedia

  • Old English sheepdog — ► NOUN ▪ a large sheepdog of a breed with a shaggy blue grey and white coat …   English terms dictionary

  • Old English Sheepdog — n a large dog with long thick grey and white hair …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Old English sheepdog — noun count a large dog with long thick hair that is gray and white …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Old English sheepdog — n. any of a breed of stocky, muscular, medium sized dog, originally bred in England as a drover s dog, with a profuse, shaggy coat, usually gray or bluish gray, and a docked tail or no tail …   English World dictionary

  • Old English sheepdog — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms Old English sheepdog : singular Old English sheepdog plural Old English sheepdogs a large dog with long thick hair that is grey and white …   English dictionary

  • Old English Sheepdog — Bobtail FCI Standard Nr. 16 Gruppe 1: Hütehunde und Treibhunde (ohne Schweizer Sennenhunde) Sektion 1: Schäferhunde Ohne Arbeitsprüfung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Old English sheepdog — Old′ Eng′lish sheep′dog n. dch one of an English breed of large, stocky sheepdogs having a bobbed tail and a long, shaggy gray or blue gray and white coat that hangs over the eyes • Etymology: 1885–90 …   From formal English to slang

  • Old English sheepdog — noun a large sheepdog of a breed with a shaggy blue grey and white coat …   English new terms dictionary

  • Old English sheepdog — one of an English breed of large working dogs having a long, shaggy, gray or blue merle and white coat that hangs over the eyes, and a bobbed tail, originally developed to drive sheep and cattle. [1885 90] * * * Shaggy working dog developed in… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”