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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	any group of cattle or wild animals that feed and travel together. [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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