sheepdog meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

sheepdog

noun

Etymology From sheep + dog.

Any of various breeds of dog used for herding sheep; an individual of such a breed.

Any of various breeds of dog used for guarding sheep; an individual of such a breed.

Dated, Slang A chaperon; an adult who accompanies other people in a supervisory role.

Derived terms: Abruzzese Sheepdog, Catalan Sheepdog, Croatian Sheepdog, Cumberland Sheepdog, Dutch Sheepdog, Gaucho Sheepdog, Gaucho sheepdog, Himalayan Sheepdog, Icelandic Sheepdog, Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog, Maremma Sheepdog, Old English Sheepdog, Patagonian Sheepdog, Polish Lowland Sheepdog, Polish Tatra Sheepdog, Portuguese Sheepdog, sheepadoodle, Shetland Sheepdog, Shetland sheepdog, Shirak Sheepdog, Vikhan Sheepdog, Welsh Sheepdog
Hyponyms: Abruzzese Sheepdog, Catalan Sheepdog, Croatian Sheepdog, Cumberland Sheepdog, Dutch Sheepdog, Gaucho Sheepdog, Gaucho sheepdog, Himalayan Sheepdog, Icelandic Sheepdog, Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog, Maremma Sheepdog, Old English Sheepdog, Patagonian Sheepdog, Polish Lowland Sheepdog, Polish Tatra Sheepdog, Portuguese Sheepdog, Shetland Sheepdog, Shetland sheepdog, Shirak Sheepdog, Vikhan Sheepdog, Welsh Sheepdog

verb

Etymology From sheep + dog.

To chaperon or shepherd.

Given the vivacious young redhead's attractiveness, some might have assumed he had more than simply professional reasons for sheepdogging her career, but they would have been wrong. He'd seen something in her ...1999, David Weber, Echoes of Honor, Baen Publishing Enterprises, →ISBN:
On June 14, with Kennedy personally sheepdogging it, the No Child Left Behind Act passed the Senate ninety-one to eight.2009, Carl M. Cannon, Lou Dubose, Jan Reid, Boy Genius: Karl Rove, the Architect of George W. Bush's Remarkable Political Triumphs, PublicAffairs, →ISBN: