Old English sheepdog

noun

: any of a breed of tailless dogs developed in England and having a profuse blue-gray and white coat

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Examples of Old English sheepdog in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But in 2020, her Old English sheepdog, Patricio, would sometimes wake up in the night gasping for breath because of an inflammatory disorder in his nasal cavity. Rachel Nuwer, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Old English sheepdog was in 1890

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“Old English sheepdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Old%20English%20sheepdog. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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