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| collie |
a Scottish breed of dog. Collies are large dogs with long, narrow heads and long hair. They were once raised to herd sheep. |
| cowgirl |
a young woman hired to herd and tend cattle, usu. on horseback, in the western United States. [1/2 definitions] |
| drove2 |
a group of animals gathered into a herd or flock and made to move along together. [1/2 definitions] |
| herd |
the common people; most people. The expression "He (or she) follows the herd" means that a person tends to do what everybody else does, like a cow in a herd, and does not think for himself or herself. [3/4 definitions] |
| patriarch |
an elderly and revered man, or some analogous living thing such as a very large tree or large old herd animal. [1/4 definitions] |
| rogue |
an animal, often a male elephant, that lives apart from the rest of the herd because it is vicious. [1/3 definitions] |
| Samoyed |
one of a Russian breed of dog that had a thick white or cream-colored coat, a bushy tail, and erect ears, used to pull sleds and herd reindeer. [1/3 definitions] |
| sheepdog |
any dog trained or bred to herd and guard sheep. |
| shepherd dog |
any of various dogs that guard or herd sheep; sheepdog. |
| wrangle |
to herd or tend. [1/2 definitions] |
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