Meanings
Old English Sheepdog1
Old English sheepdog2
plural Old English sheepdogs
- alternativeAlternative form of Old English Sheepdog
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA herding dog of a particular breed (also used as a pet), with shaggy grey and white fur also covering its face, and a docked tail.
More synonyms by meaning
nounlarge sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian староанглийска овчарка
- староанглийска овчарка (staroanglijska ovčarka)a breed of herding dog
Catalan antic pastor anglès
- antic pastor anglèsa breed of herding dog
Chinese Mandarin 英國古代牧羊犬 /英国古代牧羊犬
- 英國古代牧羊犬 /英国古代牧羊犬 (Yīngguó gǔdài mùyáng quǎn)a breed of herding dog
Czech bobtail, staroanglický ovčák
- bobtaila breed of herding dog
- staroanglický ovčáka breed of herding dog
Estonian vana inglise lambakoer
- vana inglise lambakoera breed of herding dog
Finnish vanhaenglanninlammaskoira
- vanhaenglanninlammaskoiraa breed of herding dog
French berger anglais ancestral
- berger anglais ancestrala breed of herding dog
German altenglischer Schäferhund
- altenglischer Schäferhunda breed of herding dog
Hebrew כלב צאן אנגלי עתיק
- כלב צאן אנגלי עתיקa breed of herding dog
Hungarian óangol juhászkutya
- óangol juhászkutyaa breed of herding dog
Icelandic gamli enski fjárhundur
- gamli enski fjárhundura breed of herding dog
Indonesian anjing gembala Inggris lama
- anjing gembala Inggris lamaa breed of herding dog
Japanese オールド・イングリッシュ・シープドッグ
- オールド・イングリッシュ・シープドッグ (ōrudo Ingurisshu shīpudoggu)a breed of herding dog
Malay anjing gembala Inggeris lama
- anjing gembala Inggeris lamaa breed of herding dog
Polish owczarek staroangielski, bobtail
- owczarek staroangielskia breed of herding dog
- bobtaila breed of herding dog
Portuguese pastor inglês
- pastor inglêsa breed of herding dog
Russian староангли́йская овча́рка
- староангли́йская овча́рка (staroanglíjskaja ovčárka)a breed of herding dog
Slovak staroanglický ovčiak
- staroanglický ovčiaka breed of herding dog
Spanish antiguo pastor inglés
- antiguo pastor inglésa breed of herding dog
Welsh hen gi defaid Seisnig
- hen gi defaid Seisniga breed of herding dog
Cite this entry
Old English Sheepdog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20English%20Sheepdog
“Old English Sheepdog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20English%20Sheepdog. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Old English Sheepdog,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20English%20Sheepdog.
Source: Old English Sheepdog on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.