Old English sheepdog

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Old English sheepdog

A dog of a large sturdy breed developed in England for herding sheep, having a short or docked tail and a shaggy bluish-gray and white coat with hair typically hanging over the eyes.

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Old English sheepdog

(Breeds) a breed of large bobtailed sheepdog with a profuse shaggy coat

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Old′ Eng′lish sheep′dog

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.

[1885–90]

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Old English sheepdog - large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain

bobtail

sheep dog, sheepdog, shepherd dog - any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep

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