| NOUN | animal | Old English sheepdog, bobtail | large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail |
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| Meaning | large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain. | |
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| Synonym | bobtail | |
| Broader | shepherd dog, sheepdog, sheep dog | Any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep |
| Catalan | antic pastor anglès, bobtail | |
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